District 126 Early Childhood Center

District 126 Early Childhood Center is a very small elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Alsip. There are 122 students enrolled, covering pre-K. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.

Besides District 126 Early Childhood Center, Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,595 students.

The student body at District 126 Early Childhood Center is 51% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 15% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at District 126 Early Childhood Center are from different groups.

With 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher.

For the population of Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. District 126 Early Childhood Center shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Lane Elementary School, is the closest to District 126 Early Childhood Center. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of District 126 Early Childhood Center.

NCES describes the area around District 126 Early Childhood Center as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 79 to 122. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.

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