Helen Edward Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Kaufman, Texas
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center in Kaufman, Texas enrolled 505 students in 2024-25 with 30.2 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. 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
494 students in 2022-23, 470 students in 2023-24, 505 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 30.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 494 | 30.0 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 32.1 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 505 | 30.2 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 279 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Helen Edward Early Childhood Center enrolled 279 students 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, one per 279 of the 279 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.6% of students were Hispanic, 30.7% White, 4.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic60.6%
- White30.7%
- Black4.4%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Asian0.4%
- 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.
Elementary schools in Kaufman
4 public elementary schools in Kaufman report 2024-25 enrollment; Helen Edward Early Childhood Center is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucille Nash Elementary | 604 | 15.8 | 71.0% |
| J W Monday Elementary | 513 | 15.5 | 73.7% |
| Helen Edward Early Childhood Center | 505 | 16.7 | 77.4% |
| J R Phillips Elementary | 466 | 15.1 | 79.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Helen Edward Early Childhood Center
- J R Phillips ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 466 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- J W Monday ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 513 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Helen Edward Early Childhood Center with J R Phillips ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kaufman ISD spends per student$10,822 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,822
- The largest public schools in TexasHelen Edward Early Childhood Center is the number 2,401 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,401 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.7:1
- 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 Helen Edward Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Helen Edward Early Childhood Center?
505 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 494 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kaufman, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Edward Early Childhood Center?
16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Helen Edward Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Helen Edward Early Childhood Center in?
Kaufman ISD, NCES district ID 4825200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482520009572 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.