Barrington Early Learning Center

Barrington Early Learning Center is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in Barrington, Illinois, one of the schools within Barrington CUSD 220, with 194 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Barrington Early Learning Center is one of 12 schools operated by Barrington CUSD 220, a district that instructs 7,936 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Barrington Early Learning Center shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 26% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, Barrington Early Learning Center logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Barrington Early Learning Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Barrington Early Learning Center.

Barrington Early Learning Center operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 41%: 330 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Barrington Early Learning Center community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.