Golden Bear Preschool

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Shelbyville, Indiana

Golden Bear Preschool in Shelbyville, Indiana enrolled 295 students in 2024-25 with 17.2 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Indiana median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

332 students in 2022-23, 328 students in 2023-24, 295 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.2 to 17.2.

Students enrolled at Golden Bear Preschool by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233322023-243282024-25295
Students enrolled at Golden Bear Preschool by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233322023-243282024-25295
Students enrolled at Golden Bear Preschool by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233322023-243282024-25295
Students enrolled at Golden Bear Preschool by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233322023-243282024-25295
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333214.223.4
2023-2432814.722.4
2024-2529517.217.2

17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Indiana schools of this kind

Among the 52 Indiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; 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, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Golden Bear Preschool 17.2; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGolden Bear Preschool 17.2state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Golden Bear Preschool 17.2; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGolden Bear Preschool 17.2state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Golden Bear Preschool 17.2; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGolden Bear Preschool 17.2state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Indiana other schools, 2024-2552 values from 3.9 to 78.0; Golden Bear Preschool 17.2; state median 13.3.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherGolden Bear Preschool 17.2state median 13.3U.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 Golden Bear Preschool enrolled 17 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 absent18.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.3% of students were White, 14.2% Hispanic, 3.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White78.3%
  2. Hispanic14.2%
  3. Black3.4%
  4. Two or more races2.0%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Shelbyville

2 public schools of this kind in Shelbyville report 2024-25 enrollment; Golden Bear Preschool is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Golden Bear Preschool29517.227.5%
Especially Kidz Health & Rehab Cnt4747.093.6%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Golden Bear Preschool

  1. How much Shelbyville Central Schools spends per student$12,582 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,582
  2. The largest public schools in IndianaGolden Bear Preschool is the number 23 by size of 61 Indiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#23 of 61
  3. Indiana schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.17.2:1
  4. 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 Golden Bear Preschool

  1. How many students attend Golden Bear Preschool?
    295 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 332 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Shelbyville, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Golden Bear Preschool?
    17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Golden Bear Preschool a Title I school?
    Golden Bear Preschool ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Golden Bear Preschool in?
    Shelbyville Central Schools, NCES district ID 1810140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181014002687 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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