Early Learning Center

Public elementary school, kindergarten · Effingham, Illinois

Early Learning Center in Effingham, Illinois enrolled 175 students in 2024-25 with 16.1 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

172 students in 2022-23, 142 students in 2023-24, 175 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.1 to 16.1.

Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231722023-241422024-25175
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231722023-241422024-25175
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231722023-241422024-25175
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 142, 2024-25: 1750501001502002022-231722023-241422024-25175
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317216.110.7
2023-2414216.28.8
2024-2517516.110.9

10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; 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, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Early Learning Center 10.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 10.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Early Learning Center 10.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 10.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Early Learning Center 10.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 10.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Early Learning Center 10.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 10.9state median 13.1U.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 199 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Early Learning Center enrolled 149 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 199 of the 149 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent19.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.0% of students were White, 8.6% Hispanic, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White84.0%
  2. Hispanic8.6%
  3. Two or more races2.9%
  4. Asian1.7%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. American Indian1.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

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.

Elementary schools in Effingham

3 public elementary schools in Effingham report 2024-25 enrollment; Early Learning Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Central Grade School54712.8not reported
South Side Grade School2489.9not reported
Early Learning Center17510.9not reported

All public schools in Effingham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Early Learning Center

  1. Central Grade SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 547 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. South Side Grade SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 248 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Early Learning Center with Central Grade SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Effingham CUSD 40 spends per student$15,130 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,130
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisEarly Learning Center is the number 2,068 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,068 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.9:1
  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 Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Early Learning Center?
    175 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 172 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Effingham, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Learning Center?
    10.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Early Learning Center a Title I school?
    Early Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Early Learning Center in?
    Effingham CUSD 40, NCES district ID 1713560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171356001650 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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