Fairview Early Childhood Center

Fairview Early Childhood Center, a moderately sized elementary campus in Rockford, Illinois, one of the schools within Rockford SD 205, hosts 538 students, covering grade pre-K. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Fairview Early Childhood Center sits 41% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 44 schools in Rockford SD 205 (28,467 students total), Fairview Early Childhood Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Fairview Early Childhood Center records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Black, 25% White, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Winnebago County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Winnebago County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,837, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Winnebago County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), Fairview Early Childhood Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rockford East High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fairview Early Childhood Center's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 710 (now 538). White enrollment moved from 34% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 32.0:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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