Highlands Early Childhood Center

Highlands Early Childhood Center is a small elementary school in Highlands SD, located in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. The latest federal count shows 205 students in pre-K through kindergarten. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 54% lower.

The district, Highlands SD, operates 4 schools serving 2,004 students.

At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Highlands Early Childhood Center combined. After that, the student body is 20% multiracial, 9% Black, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Allegheny County, the White share is about 76%. Highlands Early Childhood Center has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school has about 14.9 students per teacher and 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.

In Allegheny County (population about 1,238,177), median household income is about $78,548, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 277 public schools operate in Allegheny County, serving about 141,392 students.

The school nearest to Highlands Early Childhood Center is Highlands Middle School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Highlands Early Childhood Center, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The number of students grew from 200 to 205 over 4 years.

The Highlands Early Childhood Center community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.