Hazle Township Early Learning Center

Hazle Township Early Learning Center operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Hazleton Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 633 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Hazle Township Early Learning Center sits 43% above that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Hazleton Area SD (13,071 students total), Hazle Township Early Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hazle Township Early Learning Center records that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 6% White. By comparison, Luzerne County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Hazle Township Early Learning Center lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Luzerne County) shows that median household income runs about $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Luzerne County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students), Hazle Township Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hazleton Area Career Center, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hazle Township Early Learning Center.

Hazle Township Early Learning Center operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 32%: 478 students in 2018 compared to 633 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 85% to 93% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Hazle Township Early Learning Center typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.