GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR.

Located at 614 W MILL, in BELTON, Missouri, GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. is a low-enrollment elementary campus that enrolls 228 students (grade pre-K), operated by BELTON 124. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 315.

BELTON 124 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,230 students. GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. is one of those campuses.

On demographics, GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cass County put the typical household earns roughly $87,535 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. is one of 44 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students).

The closest other public school is MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM., roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. has contracted 25%, going from 306 students in 2018 to 228 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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