J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, kindergarten · Magnolia, Delaware
J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center in Magnolia, Delaware enrolled 454 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the Delaware elementary-school median of 13.7. It ran a schoolwide 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
523 students in 2022-23, 479 students in 2023-24, 454 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 523 | 34.0 | 15.4 |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 31.0 | 15.5 |
| 2024-25 | 454 | 24.0 | 18.9 |
18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Delaware elementary schools
Among the 118 Delaware elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.7; 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 520 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center enrolled 520 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 520 of the 520 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.3% of students were White, 33.7% Black, 7.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White51.3%
- Black33.7%
- Hispanic7.0%
- Two or more races4.6%
- Asian2.9%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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.
What to look at next about J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
- David E. Robinson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 514 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Allen Frear Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 504 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center with David E. Robinson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Caesar Rodney School District spends per student$18,253 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,253
- The largest public schools in DelawareJ. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center is the number 63 by size of 120 Delaware elementary schools open in 2024-25.#63 of 120
- Delaware schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 13.7 for elementary schools.18.9:1
- 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 J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center
How many students attend J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center?
454 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Magnolia, DE.What is the student-teacher ratio at J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center?
18.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for elementary schools is 13.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center in?
Caesar Rodney School District, NCES district ID 1000180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100018000309 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.