Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Belfair, Washington
Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center in Belfair, Washington enrolled 54 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 54.0 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 108% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 50%
26 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 54 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 26 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 2024-25 | 54 | 1.0 | 54.0 |
54.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mary E. Theler Early Learning 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 absent15.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.7% of students were White, 32.1% Hispanic, 11.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White54.7%
- Hispanic32.1%
- Two or more races11.3%
- Black1.9%
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 Belfair
3 public elementary schools in Belfair report 2024-25 enrollment; Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill Elementary | 537 | 15.2 | 57.2% |
| Belfair Elementary | 392 | 14.7 | 52.3% |
| Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center | 54 | 54.0 | 44.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center
- Belfair ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 392 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Sand Hill ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 537 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center with Belfair ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much North Mason School District spends per student$17,296 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,296
- The largest public schools in WashingtonMary E. Theler Early Learning Center is the number 1,177 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,177 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher54.0 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.54.0:1
- 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 Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center
How many students attend Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center?
54 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 26 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belfair, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center?
54.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center a Title I school?
Mary E. Theler Early Learning 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).What district is Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center in?
North Mason School District, NCES district ID 5305790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530579003644 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.