Early Childhood Cntr

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Dolton, Illinois

Early Childhood Cntr in Dolton, Illinois enrolled 196 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Illinois median of 17.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 50% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

131 students in 2022-23, 186 students in 2023-24, 196 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 12.0.

Students enrolled at Early Childhood Cntr by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231312023-241862024-25196
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Cntr by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231312023-241862024-25196
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Cntr by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231312023-241862024-25196
Students enrolled at Early Childhood Cntr by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 186, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231312023-241862024-25196
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313114.09.4
2023-2418612.015.5
2024-2519612.016.3

16.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Illinois schools of this kind

Among the 102 Illinois schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; 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, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; Early Childhood Cntr 16.3; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Cntr 16.3state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; Early Childhood Cntr 16.3; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Cntr 16.3state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; Early Childhood Cntr 16.3; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Cntr 16.3state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; Early Childhood Cntr 16.3; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Childhood Cntr 16.3state median 17.7U.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 Early Childhood Cntr reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

89.3% of students were Black, 8.2% Hispanic, 2.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black89.3%
  2. Hispanic8.2%
  3. Two or more races2.6%

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.

What to look at next about Early Childhood Cntr

  1. Riley Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.6 miles away: 124 students (2024-25).3.6 mi
  2. Horace Mann SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.3 miles away: 182 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Early Childhood Cntr with Riley Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dolton SD 148 spends per student$26,724 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,724
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisEarly Childhood Cntr is the number 50 by size of 109 Illinois schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#50 of 109
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.16.3:1
  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 Cntr

  1. How many students attend Early Childhood Cntr?
    196 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 131 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Dolton, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Childhood Cntr?
    16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Early Childhood Cntr a Title I school?
    Early Childhood Cntr ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Early Childhood Cntr in?
    Dolton SD 148, NCES district ID 1712450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171245001598 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