EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER

EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER, an average-sized primary school in ST. LOUIS, Missouri, overseen by LINDBERGH SCHOOLS, enrolls 386 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

LINDBERGH SCHOOLS comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,602 students; EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER is among them.

Demographically, EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 42.8:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

LINDBERGH SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 254%: 109 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025.

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