TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

Set in HERCULANEUM, Missouri, TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD is a low-enrollment elementary school, operated by DUNKLIN R-V. It teaches 170 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 46% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

DUNKLIN R-V comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,697 students; TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD is among them.

On demographics, TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $82,851, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students), of which TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD is one.

Nearest neighbor: HERCULANEUM HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.