Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · North Charleston, South Carolina

Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center in North Charleston, South Carolina enrolled 244 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. 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 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

294 students in 2022-23, 259 students in 2023-24, 244 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.2 to 26.2.

Students enrolled at Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232942023-242592024-25244
Students enrolled at Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232942023-242592024-25244
Students enrolled at Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232942023-242592024-25244
Students enrolled at Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 259, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-232942023-242592024-25244
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329424.212.1
2023-2425926.29.9
2024-2524426.29.3

9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools

Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; 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, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 9.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 9.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 9.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 9.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.3state median 13.4U.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 219 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center enrolled 219 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 219 of the 219 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.7% of students were Black, 7.0% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black87.7%
  2. Hispanic7.0%
  3. Two or more races4.5%
  4. White0.8%

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 North Charleston

15 public elementary schools in North Charleston report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pinehurst Elementary75811.5100.0%
A. C. Corcoran Elementary74315.0100.0%
Eagle Nest Elementary65314.477.5%
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary62211.6100.0%
Lambs Elementary58015.5100.0%
Matilda F. Dunston Elementary56912.9100.0%
Hunley Park Elementary48712.8100.0%
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori47113.1100.0%

All public schools in North Charleston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center

  1. Chicora ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 316 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Malcolm C. Hursey MontessoriThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 471 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center with Chicora ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charleston County School District spends per student$16,635 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,635
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaMary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center is the number 603 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#603 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.9.3:1
  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 Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center

  1. How many students attend Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center?
    244 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 294 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in North Charleston, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center?
    9.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center a Title I school?
    Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center in?
    Charleston County School District, NCES district ID 4501440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450144000202 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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