JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.

JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in ST LOUIS, Missouri, overseen by MEHLVILLE R-IX. Current enrollment sits at 311 students spanning grade pre-K.

JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is one of 19 schools operated by MEHLVILLE R-IX, a district that enrolls 10,095 students overall.

Looking at the student body, JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. records that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, On paper, JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 13% of students at JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) shows that median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is one.

BEASLEY ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR..

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 311 students in 2018 compared to 311 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 89% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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