Kindergarten Center
Public elementary school, kindergarten · Jonesboro, Arkansas
Kindergarten Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas enrolled 485 students in 2024-25 with 33.3 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
503 students in 2022-23, 515 students in 2023-24, 485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.1 to 33.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 503 | 34.1 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 34.4 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | 485 | 33.3 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools
Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; 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 267 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kindergarten Center enrolled 534 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 267 of the 534 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.1% of students were Black, 24.7% White, 18.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black49.1%
- White24.7%
- Hispanic18.8%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Asian0.2%
- 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 Jonesboro
14 public elementary schools in Jonesboro report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Intermediate School | 933 | 15.7 | 21.5% |
| Westside Elementary School | 756 | 18.0 | 39.2% |
| Visual & Performing Art Magnet | 731 | 18.1 | 100.0% |
| Valley View Elementary School | 668 | 15.1 | 22.0% |
| International Studies Magnet | 636 | 18.6 | 100.0% |
| Health/Wellness Envi Magnet | 633 | 18.2 | 100.0% |
| Math & Science Magnet School | 499 | 15.4 | 100.0% |
| Microsociety Magnet School | 492 | 17.8 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kindergarten Center
- Health/Wellness Envi MagnetThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 633 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- International Studies MagnetThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 636 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Kindergarten Center with Health/Wellness Envi MagnetStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jonesboro School District spends per student$12,604 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,604
- The largest public schools in ArkansasKindergarten Center is the number 169 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#169 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.14.6:1
- 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 Kindergarten Center
How many students attend Kindergarten Center?
485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 503 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jonesboro, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kindergarten Center?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kindergarten Center a Title I school?
Kindergarten Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kindergarten Center in?
Jonesboro School District, NCES district ID 0508280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050828001362 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.