Early Learning Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Springfield, Illinois

Early Learning Center in Springfield, Illinois enrolled 549 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the Illinois median of 17.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

555 students in 2022-23, 558 students in 2023-24, 549 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235552023-245582024-25549
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235552023-245582024-25549
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235552023-245582024-25549
Students enrolled at Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 558, 2024-25: 54902004006002022-235552023-245582024-25549
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355532.017.3
2023-2455828.019.9
2024-2554928.019.6

19.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 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 Learning Center 19.6; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 19.6state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; Early Learning Center 19.6; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 19.6state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; Early Learning Center 19.6; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 19.6state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; Early Learning Center 19.6; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEarly Learning Center 19.6state 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 Learning Center 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

45.9% of students were Black, 28.8% White, 17.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black45.9%
  2. White28.8%
  3. Two or more races17.5%
  4. Hispanic4.6%
  5. Asian3.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

Schools of this kind in Springfield

2 public schools of this kind in Springfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Early Learning Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Early Learning Center54919.6not reported
Edwin A Lee Elementary School20410.2not reported

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Early Learning Center

  1. Edwin A Lee Elementary SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.5 miles away: 204 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Compare Early Learning Center with Edwin A Lee Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Springfield Public Schools spends per student$21,554 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,554
  4. The largest public schools in IllinoisEarly Learning Center is the number 10 by size of 109 Illinois schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#10 of 109
  5. Illinois schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.19.6:1
  6. 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?
    549 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 555 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Springfield, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Early Learning Center?
    19.6 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 Learning Center a Title I school?
    Early Learning Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Early Learning Center in?
    Springfield Public Schools, NCES district ID 1737080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173708005743 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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