Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Temple, Texas

Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy in Temple, Texas enrolled 487 students in 2024-25 with 25.4 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. 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 rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

418 students in 2022-23, 447 students in 2023-24, 487 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.4 to 25.4.

Students enrolled at Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy by school year2022-23: 418, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 48702004006002022-234182023-244472024-25487
Students enrolled at Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy by school year2022-23: 418, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 48702004006002022-234182023-244472024-25487
Students enrolled at Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy by school year2022-23: 418, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 48702004006002022-234182023-244472024-25487
Students enrolled at Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy by school year2022-23: 418, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 48702004006002022-234182023-244472024-25487
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341822.418.6
2023-2444723.818.8
2024-2548725.419.2

19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind

Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; 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, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 19.2; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 19.2; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 19.2; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 19.2; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 19.2state median 12.2U.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 Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy 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

51.5% of students were Hispanic, 26.1% Black, 13.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic51.5%
  2. Black26.1%
  3. White13.3%
  4. Two or more races5.5%
  5. Asian2.9%
  6. American Indian0.6%

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.

Schools of this kind in Temple

5 public schools of this kind in Temple report 2024-25 enrollment; Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy48719.285.8%
Cater Elementary32215.072.7%
Temple Charter Academy21811.054.6%
Wheatley Alternative Education Center559.276.4%
Scott & White Hospital11.0not reported

All public schools in Temple →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy

  1. Wheatley Alternative Education CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.9 miles away: 55 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Temple Charter AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 6.3 miles away: 218 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  3. Compare Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy with Wheatley Alternative Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Temple ISD spends per student$12,629 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,629
  5. The largest public schools in TexasMeridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy is the number 102 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#102 of 501
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.19.2:1
  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 Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy

  1. How many students attend Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy?
    487 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 418 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Temple, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy?
    19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy a Title I school?
    Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy in?
    Temple ISD, NCES district ID 4842330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484233004815 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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