Early Childhood Center

Early Childhood Center is one of the very small elementary schools in Van Buren, Indiana, overseen by Eastbrook Community Sch Corp, with 57 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 87% smaller than the state mean of about 436.

Within Eastbrook Community Sch Corp, which oversees 5 schools and 1,579 students, Early Childhood Center is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Early Childhood Center shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at Early Childhood Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Grant County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Grant County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,522 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Early Childhood Center is one of 30 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 10,743 students).

The closest other public school is Eastbrook North Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Early Childhood Center operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early Childhood Center has expanded 148%, going from 23 students in 2018 to 57 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.