MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER

As a very small elementary campus in CLEWISTON, Florida, MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER works with 22 students from grade pre-K, one of the schools within HENDRY. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 96% below typical.

Across the 13 schools in HENDRY (13,430 students total), MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER reports that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 14% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hendry County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hendry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,393 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Hendry County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,592 students), of which MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 13.0 miles away.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTER's enrollment has fell 31% since 2018, when it stood at 32 (now 22). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 19% to 14%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.