Marycrest Early Childhood Center

Marycrest Early Childhood Center is a tiny K-5 school in Joliet, Illinois, one of the schools within Joliet PSD 86. The school hosts 142 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 63% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Joliet PSD 86 runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 9,333 students. Marycrest Early Childhood Center is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Marycrest Early Childhood Center records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 13% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Marycrest Early Childhood Center tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Will County indicate median household income runs about $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Marycrest Early Childhood Center is one.

The closest other public school is Lynne Thigpen Elem School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marycrest Early Childhood Center.

Marycrest Early Childhood Center operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Marycrest Early Childhood Center's enrollment has declined 58% since 2018, when it stood at 342 (now 142). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 61% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

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