Early Childhood Education Center

Early Childhood Education Center is a low-enrollment elementary school in Tupelo, Mississippi, operated by Tupelo Public School District. The school enrolls 322 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Early Childhood Education Center sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

Tupelo Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,192 students; Early Childhood Education Center is among them.

On the student-mix side, Early Childhood Education Center reports that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 37% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household income runs about $67,863, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lee County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,808 students), of which Early Childhood Education Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Carver Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Early Childhood Education Center.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 322 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 37% across the same window.

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