Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Fort Dodge, Iowa

Early Childhood Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa enrolled 376 students in 2024-25 with 27.8 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

385 students in 2022-23, 382 students in 2023-24, 376 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.8 to 27.8.

Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 385, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 37601002003004002022-233852023-243822024-25376
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 385, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 37601002003004002022-233852023-243822024-25376
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 385, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 37601002003004002022-233852023-243822024-25376
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 385, 2023-24: 382, 2024-25: 37601002003004002022-233852023-243822024-25376
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338524.815.5
2023-2438225.914.7
2024-2537627.813.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Early Childhood Center 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Early Childhood Center 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Early Childhood Center 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Early Childhood Center 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 279 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Early Childhood Center enrolled 279 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 279 of the 279 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent20.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.0% of students were White, 17.0% Hispanic, 12.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White63.0%
  2. Hispanic17.0%
  3. Two or more races12.2%
  4. Black7.4%
  5. Asian0.3%

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. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Fort Dodge

5 public elementary schools in Fort Dodge report 2024-25 enrollment; Early Childhood Center is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Duncombe Elementary School43814.463.5%
Early Childhood Center37613.537.0%
Butler Elementary School32813.260.1%
Cooper Elementary School23114.238.1%
Feelhaver Elementary School22717.029.5%

All public schools in Fort Dodge →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Early Childhood Center

  1. Duncombe Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 438 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Butler Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 328 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Early Childhood Center with Duncombe Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Dodge Community School District spends per student$12,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,486
  5. The largest public schools in IowaEarly Childhood Center is the number 244 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#244 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  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 Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Early Childhood Center?
    376 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 385 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Dodge, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Childhood Center?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Early Childhood Center ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Early Childhood Center in?
    Fort Dodge Community School District, NCES district ID 1911820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191182002171 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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