Szetela Early Childhood Center

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Chicopee, Massachusetts

Szetela Early Childhood Center in Chicopee, Massachusetts enrolled 222 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Massachusetts median of 12.6. 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

222 students in 2022-23, 240 students in 2023-24, 222 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Szetela Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232222023-242402024-25222
Students enrolled at Szetela Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232222023-242402024-25222
Students enrolled at Szetela Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232222023-242402024-25222
Students enrolled at Szetela Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 240, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232222023-242402024-25222
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322216.013.9
2023-2424015.016.0
2024-2522216.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind

Among the 100 Massachusetts schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; 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, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 13.9; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 13.9; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 13.9; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 12.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Massachusetts other schools, 2024-25100 values from 3.3 to 26.5; This school 13.9; state median 12.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 12.6U.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 Szetela Early Childhood Center reported and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

44.1% of students were White, 42.3% Hispanic, 5.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White44.1%
  2. Hispanic42.3%
  3. Black5.4%
  4. Two or more races5.4%
  5. Asian2.7%

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.

What to look at next about Szetela Early Childhood Center

  1. Agawam Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 6.5 miles away: 135 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  2. Fort Meadow Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.7 miles away: 162 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  3. Compare Szetela Early Childhood Center with Agawam Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chicopee Public Schools spends per student$22,136 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,136
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsSzetela Early Childhood Center is the number 28 by size of 101 Massachusetts schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#28 of 101
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.6 for schools of this kind.13.9:1
  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 Szetela Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Szetela Early Childhood Center?
    222 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 222 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Chicopee, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Szetela Early Childhood Center?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for schools of this kind is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Szetela Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Szetela 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 Szetela Early Childhood Center in?
    Chicopee Public Schools, NCES district ID 2503660. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250366002571 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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