Deming Early Learning Center

Deming Early Learning Center operates as an intimate elementary school in Terre Haute, Indiana, part of Vigo County School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 306 students spanning grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Deming Early Learning Center sits 30% below that benchmark.

Within Vigo County School Corp, which oversees 26 schools and 13,277 students, Deming Early Learning Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Deming Early Learning Center records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Vigo County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Vigo County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Vigo County put median household income runs about $52,976, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Vigo County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,416 students), Deming Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Benjamin Franklin Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Deming Early Learning Center's enrollment has increased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 247 (now 306).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.