West Early Childhood Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Hazelwood, Missouri
West Early Childhood Center in Hazelwood, Missouri enrolled 68 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 7.6 students per teacher against the Missouri median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
92 students in 2022-23, 71 students in 2023-24, 68 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.1 to 9.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 92 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
| 2024-25 | 68 | 9.0 | 7.6 |
7.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Missouri schools of this kind
Among the 123 Missouri schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; 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.
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 West Early Childhood Center 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
67.6% of students were Black, 25.0% White, 4.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black67.6%
- White25.0%
- Hispanic4.4%
- Asian1.5%
- Two or more races1.5%
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.
Schools of this kind in Hazelwood
2 public schools of this kind in Hazelwood report 2024-25 enrollment; West Early Childhood Center is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Education Center | 124 | not reported | 50.0% |
| West Early Childhood Center | 68 | 7.6 | 95.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Early Childhood Center
- Early Education CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.0 miles away: 124 students (2024-25).3.0 mi
- PATTONVILLE Early CHolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.2 miles away: 205 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare West Early Childhood Center with Early Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hazelwood spends per student$13,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,977
- The largest public schools in MissouriWest Early Childhood Center is the number 79 by size of 141 Missouri schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#79 of 141
- Missouri schools by students per teacher7.6 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 10.8 for schools of this kind.7.6:1
- 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 West Early Childhood Center
How many students attend West Early Childhood Center?
68 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 92 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Hazelwood, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Early Childhood Center?
7.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for schools of this kind is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
West Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Early Childhood Center in?
Hazelwood, NCES district ID 2913830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291383003204 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.