EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR.

EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. is an elementary school of compact scale in ST CHARLES, Missouri, overseen by FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, hosting 189 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Within FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, which oversees 21 schools and 17,047 students, EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. lists that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, St. Charles County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below St. Charles County's rate of about 19%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Charles County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $104,692 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Charles County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), of which EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. is one.

HENDERSON ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 42%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.