Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Caledonia, Michigan

Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center in Caledonia, Michigan enrolled 66 students in 2024-25 with 5.5 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 44%

66 students in 2022-23, 64 students in 2023-24, 66 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.7 to 5.5.

Students enrolled at Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 66, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23662023-24642024-2566
Students enrolled at Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 66, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23662023-24642024-2566
Students enrolled at Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 66, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23662023-24642024-2566
Students enrolled at Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 66, 2023-24: 64, 2024-25: 660204060802022-23662023-24642024-2566
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23669.76.8
2023-24648.97.2
2024-25665.512.1

12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 12.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 12.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 12.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; This school 12.1; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center enrolled 57 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.

Schools of this kind in Caledonia

2 public schools of this kind in Caledonia report 2024-25 enrollment; Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center6612.119.7%
Duncan Lake Transitions Program3not reportednot reported

All public schools in Caledonia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center

  1. Duncan Lake Transitions ProgramThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.8 miles away: 3 students (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Byron Center Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 9.1 miles away: 199 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
  3. Compare Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center with Duncan Lake Transitions ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Caledonia Community Schools spends per student$14,535 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,535
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganDuncan Lake Early Childhood Center is the number 218 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#218 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.12.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center?
    66 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 66 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Caledonia, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center?
    12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center in?
    Caledonia Community Schools, NCES district ID 2607620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260762001824 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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