Sherman Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Fort Morgan, Colorado
Sherman Early Childhood Center in Fort Morgan, Colorado enrolled 409 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
461 students in 2022-23, 449 students in 2023-24, 409 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.1 to 26.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 461 | 24.1 | 19.1 |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 27.4 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 409 | 26.0 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; 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).
One counselor per 250 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sherman Early Childhood Center enrolled 250 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 250 of the 250 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent19.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.0% of students were Hispanic, 23.5% White, 7.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic67.0%
- White23.5%
- Black7.3%
- Two or more races1.0%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Fort Morgan
5 public elementary schools in Fort Morgan report 2024-25 enrollment; Sherman Early Childhood Center is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbine Elementary School | 421 | 16.4 | 41.1% |
| Sherman Early Childhood Center | 409 | 15.7 | 45.2% |
| Baker Elementary School | 321 | 13.7 | 58.9% |
| Green Acres Elementary School | 320 | 15.3 | 49.4% |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 243 | 11.2 | 59.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sherman Early Childhood Center
- Baker Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 321 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Green Acres Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 320 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Sherman Early Childhood Center with Baker Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Morgan County School District Re-3 spends per student$11,959 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,959
- The largest public schools in ColoradoSherman Early Childhood Center is the number 403 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#403 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.15.7:1
- 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 Sherman Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Sherman Early Childhood Center?
409 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 461 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Morgan, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sherman Early Childhood Center?
15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sherman Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Sherman Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Sherman Early Childhood Center in?
Morgan County School District Re-3, NCES district ID 0804050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080405000559 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.