EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER

As a very small elementary school in CARTHAGE, Missouri, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER enrolls 116 students from grade pre-K, overseen by CARTHAGE R-IX. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER sits 63% leaner than that benchmark.

Within CARTHAGE R-IX, which oversees 10 schools and 5,070 students, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER is one campus in the system.

Demographically, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 47% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jasper County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jasper County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,694, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).

The closest other public school is FAIRVIEW ELEM., roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER's enrollment has edged down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 177 (now 116). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 52% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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