Jackson Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Jackson Early Childhood Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania enrolled 212 students in 2024-25 with 16.5 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. 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 fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

240 students in 2022-23, 262 students in 2023-24, 212 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 16.5.

Students enrolled at Jackson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 240, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232402023-242622024-25212
Students enrolled at Jackson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 240, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232402023-242622024-25212
Students enrolled at Jackson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 240, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232402023-242622024-25212
Students enrolled at Jackson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 240, 2023-24: 262, 2024-25: 21201002003002022-232402023-242622024-25212
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324017.014.1
2023-2426215.017.5
2024-2521216.512.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 12.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

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 235 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jackson Early Childhood Center enrolled 235 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 235 of the 235 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent55.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.3% of students were Hispanic, 15.1% Black, 11.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic69.3%
  2. Black15.1%
  3. Two or more races11.8%
  4. White2.8%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 Allentown

19 public elementary schools in Allentown report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School80716.299.9%
Luis A. Ramos Elementary School69516.3100.0%
Central Elementary School69413.9100.0%
Union Terrace Elementary School67416.2100.0%
Roosevelt Elementary School63115.698.4%
Hiram W Dodd Elementary School62715.8100.0%
Muhlenberg Elementary School60619.497.5%
Sheridan Elementary School59116.497.1%

All public schools in Allentown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jackson Early Childhood Center

  1. Luis A. Ramos Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 695 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 807 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare Jackson Early Childhood Center with Luis A. Ramos Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Allentown School District spends per student$17,939 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,939
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaJackson Early Childhood Center is the number 1,497 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,497 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.8:1
  7. 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 Jackson Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Jackson Early Childhood Center?
    212 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 240 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Allentown, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Early Childhood Center?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jackson Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Jackson Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Jackson Early Childhood Center in?
    Allentown School District, NCES district ID 4202280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420228007624 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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