H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Capitol Heights, Maryland
H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center in Capitol Heights, Maryland enrolled 345 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Maryland median of 5.9. It was not a Title I school 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 35%
321 students in 2022-23, 310 students in 2023-24, 345 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.8 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 321 | 42.8 | 7.5 |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 38.0 | 8.2 |
| 2024-25 | 345 | 28.0 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Maryland schools of this kind
Among the 33 Maryland schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 5.9; 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.
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 H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center reported and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
79.4% of students were Black, 14.2% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black79.4%
- Hispanic14.2%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Asian1.2%
- White0.9%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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.
What to look at next about H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center
- Kenmoor Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.7 miles away: 240 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Chesapeake Math and IT South Public CharterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.7 miles away: 1,503 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Compare H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center with Kenmoor Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Prince George's County Public Schools spends per student$19,789 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,789
- The largest public schools in MarylandH. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center is the number 8 by size of 35 Maryland schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#8 of 35
- Maryland schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 5.9 for schools of this kind.12.3:1
- 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 H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center
How many students attend H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center?
345 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 321 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Capitol Heights, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center?
12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for schools of this kind is 5.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is H. W. Wheatley Early Childhood Center in?
Prince George's County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240051001053 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.