EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.

Set in SEDALIA, Missouri, EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is a close-knit elementary campus, run under SEDALIA 200. It teaches 260 students across grade pre-K.

SEDALIA 200 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,209 students. EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pettis County) reports that median household income runs about $60,430, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pettis County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students), of which EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is one.

SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. has expanded 44%, going from 181 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.