JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER operates as a minimally staffed primary school in MARIANNA, Florida, part of JACKSON. Current enrollment sits at 129 students spanning grade pre-K. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in JACKSON (5,839 students total), JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER lists that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Jackson County's rate of about 53%.

Across the wider county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $49,149, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of 23 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 5,839 students).

JACKSON COUNTY TEEN PARENTING PROGRAM is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has ticked down 35%, going from 197 students in 2018 to 129 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 52% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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