Plymouth Early Childhood Center

Plymouth Early Childhood Center is a public elementary school in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The latest federal count shows 225 students in pre-K. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 41% lower.

Plymouth Early Childhood Center is one of the 13 schools that make up Plymouth (6,956 students in total).

Federal enrollment data show Plymouth Early Childhood Center is 82% White. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

At Plymouth Early Childhood Center, 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.6:1. That is higher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Census Bureau estimates for Plymouth County show that the median household income is $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 141 public schools in Plymouth County, enrolling about 76,427 students in all.

Nearest public school: Plymouth Commun Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Plymouth Early Childhood Center reported 142 students in 2020-21 and 225 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.

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