LH Carpenter Early Learning Center

As a small primary school in Wabash, Indiana, LH Carpenter Early Learning Center instructs 176 students from grades pre-K through K, run under Wabash City Schools. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 60% smaller than typical.

Wabash City Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,463 students; LH Carpenter Early Learning Center is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LH Carpenter Early Learning Center lists that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, LH Carpenter Early Learning Center records 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting LH Carpenter Early Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wabash County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wabash County put the typical household earns roughly $66,806 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wabash County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,096 students), of which LH Carpenter Early Learning Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wabash Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

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