The Early Years

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Jacksonville, Illinois

The Early Years in Jacksonville, Illinois enrolled 247 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 27.4 students per teacher against the Illinois median of 17.7. 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

235 students in 2022-23, 233 students in 2023-24, 247 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.0 to 9.0.

Students enrolled at The Early Years by school year2022-23: 235, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232352023-242332024-25247
Students enrolled at The Early Years by school year2022-23: 235, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232352023-242332024-25247
Students enrolled at The Early Years by school year2022-23: 235, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232352023-242332024-25247
Students enrolled at The Early Years by school year2022-23: 235, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232352023-242332024-25247
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232359.026.1
2023-242339.025.9
2024-252479.027.4

27.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Illinois schools of this kind

Among the 102 Illinois schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; 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, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; The Early Years 27.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThe Early Years 27.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; The Early Years 27.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThe Early Years 27.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; The Early Years 27.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThe Early Years 27.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Illinois other schools, 2024-25102 values from 6.5 to 55.0; The Early Years 27.4; state median 17.7.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThe Early Years 27.4state median 17.7U.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 The Early Years reported 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 absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

64.0% of students were White, 15.8% of two or more races, 9.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White64.0%
  2. Two or more races15.8%
  3. Hispanic9.3%
  4. Black8.9%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.8%

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 The Early Years

  1. How much Jacksonville SD 117 spends per student$15,969 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,969
  2. The largest public schools in IllinoisThe Early Years is the number 37 by size of 109 Illinois schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#37 of 109
  3. Illinois schools by students per teacher27.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.27.4:1
  4. 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 The Early Years

  1. How many students attend The Early Years?
    247 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 235 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Jacksonville, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at The Early Years?
    27.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is The Early Years a Title I school?
    The Early Years was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is The Early Years in?
    Jacksonville SD 117, NCES district ID 1720280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172028004190 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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