Smith Early Learning Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Poughkeepsie, New York
Smith Early Learning Center in Poughkeepsie, New York enrolled 328 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
297 students in 2022-23, 308 students in 2023-24, 328 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 17.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 297 | 18.0 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 18.5 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 328 | 17.0 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smith Early Learning Center reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent67.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.0% of students were Hispanic, 40.9% Black, 8.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic46.0%
- Black40.9%
- Two or more races8.2%
- White4.6%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Poughkeepsie
16 public elementary schools in Poughkeepsie report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur S May School | 496 | 10.5 | 40.3% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 455 | 15.9 | 31.0% |
| Morse Young Magnet School | 432 | 10.8 | 88.4% |
| Titusville Intermediate | 425 | 13.3 | 30.6% |
| G W Krieger School | 419 | 12.6 | 81.1% |
| Overlook Primary School | 394 | 12.8 | 24.4% |
| Kinry Road Elementary School | 368 | 13.1 | 31.0% |
| Noxon Road Elementary School | 348 | 10.7 | 19.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Smith Early Learning Center
- Warring Magnet Academy of Science and TechnologyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 286 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Gov George Clinton SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 237 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Smith Early Learning Center with Warring Magnet Academy of Science and TechnologyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Poughkeepsie City School District spends per student$28,780 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,780
- The largest public schools in New YorkSmith Early Learning Center is the number 1,810 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,810 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.19.3:1
- 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 Smith Early Learning Center
How many students attend Smith Early Learning Center?
328 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 297 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Poughkeepsie, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Early Learning Center?
19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Smith Early Learning Center a Title I school?
Smith Early Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Smith Early Learning Center in?
Poughkeepsie City School District, NCES district ID 3623760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362376004616 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.