Early Childhood Education Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Carlsbad, New Mexico
Early Childhood Education Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico enrolled 207 students in 2024-25 with 11.5 full-time teachers, 18.1 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide 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 rose 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
170 students in 2022-23, 212 students in 2023-24, 207 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.7 to 11.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 170 | 13.7 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 13.6 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 207 | 11.5 | 18.1 |
18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools
Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Education Center enrolled 476 students 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 absent40.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.8% of students were Hispanic, 19.8% White, 1.0% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic76.8%
- White19.8%
- Black1.0%
- Two or more races1.0%
- American Indian1.0%
- Asian0.5%
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 Carlsbad
6 public elementary schools in Carlsbad report 2024-25 enrollment; Early Childhood Education Center is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Elementary | 684 | 15.4 | 28.1% |
| Desert Willow Elementary | 667 | 15.0 | 22.0% |
| Ocotillo Elementary | 621 | 16.5 | 20.1% |
| Sunset Elementary | 438 | 17.0 | 28.3% |
| Monterrey Elementary | 366 | 16.6 | 28.1% |
| Early Childhood Education Center | 207 | 18.1 | 9.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Early Childhood Education Center
- Cottonwood ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 684 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Sunset ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 438 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Early Childhood Education Center with Cottonwood ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Carlsbad Municipal School District spends per student$13,304 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,304
- The largest public schools in New MexicoEarly Childhood Education Center is the number 312 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#312 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.18.1:1
- 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 Education Center
How many students attend Early Childhood Education Center?
207 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 170 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Carlsbad, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Childhood Education Center?
18.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Early Childhood Education Center a Title I school?
Early Childhood Education Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Early Childhood Education Center in?
Carlsbad Municipal School District, NCES district ID 3500300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350030000166 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.