Whittier Early Childhood Center

Sidney, Ohio, is home to Whittier Early Childhood Center, a small elementary school. The school has 306 students in 2024-25 across pre-K. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 24% lower.

Whittier Early Childhood Center is one school in Sidney City, a system of 7 schools with 3,149 students.

The student body at Whittier Early Childhood Center is 75% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Among all residents of Shelby County, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Whittier Early Childhood Center are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Whittier Early Childhood Center is 27.8:1, based on 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Ohio, 17.9:1, is lower.

For the population of Shelby County, the median household earns about $73,978 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Whittier Early Childhood Center shares Shelby County with 21 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Jacket Virtual Academy is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Whittier Early Childhood Center.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 209 to 306. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio was 23.2:1 in 2020-21 and 27.8:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Whittier Early Childhood Center lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.