Early Childhood Learning Center

Early Childhood Learning Center, a very small K-5 school in WINDOM, Minnesota, one of the schools within Windom Public School District, serves 8 students, covering grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 98% smaller than the state mean of about 344.

Early Childhood Learning Center is one of 4 schools operated by Windom Public School District, a district that teaches 1,187 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Early Childhood Learning Center logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 25% Hispanic, 13% Black. By comparison, Cottonwood County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Early Childhood Learning Center reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1.9:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for Cottonwood County shows median household earnings sit near $72,941, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Early Childhood Learning Center is one of 14 public schools in Cottonwood County (combined enrollment of about 1,966 students).

Nearest neighbor: SWWC ALC - Windom, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early Childhood Learning Center has ticked down 27%, going from 11 students in 2018 to 8 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 3.9:1 in 2018 to 1.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.