Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Dedham, Massachusetts

Early Childhood Center in Dedham, Massachusetts enrolled 285 students in 2024-25 with 24.3 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

307 students in 2022-23, 344 students in 2023-24, 285 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.6 to 24.3.

Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28501002003004002022-233072023-243442024-25285
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28501002003004002022-233072023-243442024-25285
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28501002003004002022-233072023-243442024-25285
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 307, 2023-24: 344, 2024-25: 28501002003004002022-233072023-243442024-25285
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330723.613.0
2023-2434425.213.6
2024-2528524.311.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; 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, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Early Childhood Center 11.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 11.7state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Early Childhood Center 11.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 11.7state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Early Childhood Center 11.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 11.7state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Early Childhood Center 11.7; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Center 11.7state median 12.1U.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 224 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Early Childhood Center enrolled 224 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 224 of the 224 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.1% of students were White, 17.5% Hispanic, 11.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White61.1%
  2. Hispanic17.5%
  3. Black11.6%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Asian4.2%

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 Dedham

5 public elementary schools in Dedham report 2024-25 enrollment; Early Childhood Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Avery32110.2not reported
Greenlodge32011.4not reported
Early Childhood Center28511.7not reported
Oakdale26210.7not reported
Riverdale2069.6not reported

All public schools in Dedham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Early Childhood Center

  1. AveryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 321 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. RiverdaleThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 206 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Early Childhood Center with AveryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dedham Public Schools spends per student$27,349 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,349
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsEarly Childhood Center is the number 753 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#753 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.11.7:1
  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?
    285 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 307 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dedham, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Childhood Center?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. 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?
    Dedham Public Schools, NCES district ID 2504050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250405000460 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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