DPS Early Childhood Center

DPS Early Childhood Center, a tiny elementary school in Danbury, Connecticut, operated by Danbury School District, enrolls 65 students, covering grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 83% leaner than the state mean of about 378.

Within Danbury School District, which oversees 19 schools and 11,833 students, DPS Early Childhood Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, DPS Early Childhood Center records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest is composed of 14% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, DPS Early Childhood Center lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Western Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 33%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Western Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $128,188, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which DPS Early Childhood Center is one.

South Street School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DPS Early Childhood Center.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. DPS Early Childhood Center's enrollment has edged down 49% since 2018, when it stood at 127 (now 65). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 46% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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