Jefferson Early Childhood Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Wheaton, Illinois

Jefferson Early Childhood Center in Wheaton, Illinois enrolled 302 students in 2024-25 with 16.4 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Illinois median of 17.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take 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 rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

282 students in 2022-23, 306 students in 2023-24, 302 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.6 to 16.4.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 306, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232822023-243062024-25302
Students enrolled at Jefferson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 306, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232822023-243062024-25302
Students enrolled at Jefferson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 306, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232822023-243062024-25302
Students enrolled at Jefferson Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 306, 2024-25: 30201002003004002022-232822023-243062024-25302
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328215.618.1
2023-2430616.118.9
2024-2530216.418.4

18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Illinois schools of this kind

Among the 102 Illinois schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; 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, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; This school 18.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 17.7U.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 Jefferson Early Childhood Center reported 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 absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

54.3% of students were White, 22.5% Hispanic, 9.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White54.3%
  2. Hispanic22.5%
  3. Asian9.3%
  4. Black7.0%
  5. Two or more races7.0%

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 Jefferson Early Childhood Center

  1. Early Learning CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.3 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Pioneer Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.1 miles away: 292 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Early Childhood Center with Early Learning CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much CUSD 200 spends per student$19,208 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,208
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisJefferson Early Childhood Center is the number 27 by size of 109 Illinois schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#27 of 109
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.18.4:1
  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 Jefferson Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Early Childhood Center?
    302 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 282 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Wheaton, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Early Childhood Center?
    18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jefferson Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Jefferson Early Childhood Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Jefferson Early Childhood Center in?
    CUSD 200, NCES district ID 1742180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174218002088 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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