Other / mixed grade configuration · Titusville, PA

Early Childhood Lc

Federal NCES profile for Early Childhood Lc, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 422349000046
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Early Childhood Lc earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

#2 of 5
public schools in Titusville · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
13.5:1
students per teacher
75.5%
free-lunch eligible

Early Childhood Lc has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Early Childhood Lc ranks #2 of 5 public schools in Titusville, PA.

Enrollment

202

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.5:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-1% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

75.5%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

+30% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Early Childhood Lc compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Early Childhood Lc

Early Childhood Lc is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Titusville, Pennsylvania, enrolling 202 students.

At 13.5:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Pennsylvania median, within a few percentage points of the 13.6:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 75.5% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Pennsylvania schools, with 202 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 42 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 202 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

13.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Titusville Area Sd also operates Titusville Shs (565 students) and Titusville Ms (411 students) alongside Early Childhood Lc.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Early Childhood Lc compares

Early Childhood Lc on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.5:1 ▼ 1% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 75.5% ▲ 30% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 202 top 91% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.5:1
Leaner classes than 62% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
202
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
75.5%
free-lunch eligible - 30% above the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13.5:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 53% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
13.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,182
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 202 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 93.1%
Two or More 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.1, Early Childhood Lc is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Titusville Area Sd, which includes Early Childhood Lc.

$17,182
Per student
-4%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.0%
State 58.2%
Federal 15.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Early Childhood Lc Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Titusville Shs Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Titusville Ms Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Main Street El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hydetown El Sch Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Pleasantville El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Early Childhood Lc's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Titusville Area Sd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Early Childhood Lc's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Early Childhood Lc

How many students attend Early Childhood Lc?

Early Childhood Lc has 202 students enrolled. It is a public school in Titusville, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Childhood Lc?

The student-teacher ratio at Early Childhood Lc is 13.5:1, which is 1% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 14% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Early Childhood Lc?

75.5% of students at Early Childhood Lc are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Early Childhood Lc?

The largest demographic group at Early Childhood Lc is White at 93.1% of enrollment, in Titusville, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Early Childhood Lc?

Early Childhood Lc has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Early Childhood Lc rank among public schools in Titusville?

By Resource Investment Index, Early Childhood Lc ranks #2 of 5 public schools in Titusville, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Titusville on the city page.

Is Early Childhood Lc a good school?

Early Childhood Lc earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Titusville Area Sd?

Besides Early Childhood Lc, Titusville Area Sd also operates Titusville Shs (565 students), Titusville Ms (411 students), and Main Street El Sch (219 students). See the Titusville Area Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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