Early Childhood Edu Ctr

Early Childhood Edu Ctr is one of the rural-scale elementary campuss in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Minersville Area SD, with 101 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through K. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.

Minersville Area SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,050 students. Early Childhood Edu Ctr is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Early Childhood Edu Ctr lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 101% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Schuylkill County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Schuylkill County put the typical household earns roughly $68,313 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Schuylkill County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students), Early Childhood Edu Ctr is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Minersville Area JSHS, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early Childhood Edu Ctr has ticked down 22%, going from 130 students in 2018 to 101 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 86% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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