Hillsboro Early Childhood Center

Located at 500 Us Highway 62, in Hillsboro, Ohio, Hillsboro Early Childhood Center is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that enrolls 456 students (grades pre-K through 1), part of Hillsboro City.

Hillsboro City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,218 students; Hillsboro Early Childhood Center is among them.

On demographics, Hillsboro Early Childhood Center reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Hillsboro Early Childhood Center higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Highland County shows median household earnings sit near $65,785, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Highland County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,468 students), Hillsboro Early Childhood Center is one campus in the mix.

Hillsboro Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Hillsboro Early Childhood Center operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hillsboro Early Childhood Center's enrollment has increased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 456). Class-load math has grew: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.