Pate Early Childhood Ctr.

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Aurora, Missouri

Pate Early Childhood Ctr. in Aurora, Missouri enrolled 474 students in 2024-25 with 41.1 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

497 students in 2022-23, 469 students in 2023-24, 474 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.8 to 41.1.

Students enrolled at Pate Early Childhood Ctr. by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 469, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234972023-244692024-25474
Students enrolled at Pate Early Childhood Ctr. by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 469, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234972023-244692024-25474
Students enrolled at Pate Early Childhood Ctr. by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 469, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234972023-244692024-25474
Students enrolled at Pate Early Childhood Ctr. by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 469, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-234972023-244692024-25474
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349740.812.2
2023-2446940.611.5
2024-2547441.111.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools

Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; 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, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 12.3U.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 472 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pate Early Childhood Ctr. enrolled 472 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 472 of the 472 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent7.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.9% of students were White, 13.9% Hispanic, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.9%
  2. Hispanic13.9%
  3. Two or more races3.0%
  4. Black0.6%
  5. American Indian0.4%
  6. Asian0.2%

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 Aurora

2 public elementary schools in Aurora report 2024-25 enrollment; Pate Early Childhood Ctr. is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Robinson School54113.256.0%
Pate Early Childhood Ctr.47411.553.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pate Early Childhood Ctr.

  1. Robinson SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 541 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Crane ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 336 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Pate Early Childhood Ctr. with Robinson SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Aurora R-8 School District spends per student$10,773 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,773
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriPate Early Childhood Ctr. is the number 194 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#194 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  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 Pate Early Childhood Ctr.

  1. How many students attend Pate Early Childhood Ctr.?
    474 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 497 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Aurora, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pate Early Childhood Ctr.?
    11.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pate Early Childhood Ctr. a Title I school?
    Pate Early Childhood Ctr. ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Pate Early Childhood Ctr. in?
    Aurora R-8 School District, NCES district ID 2904020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290402000032 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