Pickwick Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Ottumwa, Iowa

Pickwick Early Childhood Center in Ottumwa, Iowa enrolled 560 students in 2024-25 with 24.7 full-time teachers, 22.6 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

569 students in 2022-23, 593 students in 2023-24, 560 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 24.7.

Students enrolled at Pickwick Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 593, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-235692023-245932024-25560
Students enrolled at Pickwick Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 593, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-235692023-245932024-25560
Students enrolled at Pickwick Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 593, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-235692023-245932024-25560
Students enrolled at Pickwick Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 593, 2024-25: 56002004006002022-235692023-245932024-25560
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356925.922.0
2023-2459325.922.9
2024-2556024.722.6

22.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; 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, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 22.6; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 22.6; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 22.6; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.6state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 22.6; state median 13.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.6state median 13.3U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pickwick Early Childhood Center enrolled 39 students 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 absent11.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.4% of students were White, 26.4% Hispanic, 11.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.4%
  2. Hispanic26.4%
  3. Black11.3%
  4. Pacific Islander5.2%
  5. Asian3.6%
  6. Two or more races2.5%
  7. American Indian0.7%

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 Ottumwa

6 public elementary schools in Ottumwa report 2024-25 enrollment; Pickwick Early Childhood Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pickwick Early Childhood Center56022.641.3%
Wilson Elementary School33512.455.8%
Douma Elementary School32711.347.4%
Horace Mann Elementary School25013.129.2%
James Elementary School24913.167.1%
Eisenhower Elementary School24813.726.2%

All public schools in Ottumwa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pickwick Early Childhood Center

  1. Douma Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 327 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Wilson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 335 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Pickwick Early Childhood Center with Douma Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ottumwa Community School District spends per student$12,314 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,314
  5. The largest public schools in IowaPickwick Early Childhood Center is the number 57 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#57 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher22.6 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.22.6:1
  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 Pickwick Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Pickwick Early Childhood Center?
    560 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 569 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ottumwa, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pickwick Early Childhood Center?
    22.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pickwick Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Pickwick Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Pickwick Early Childhood Center in?
    Ottumwa Community School District, NCES district ID 1922110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192211002034 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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