CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is a tight-knit K-5 school in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, operated by MOUNT PLEASANT ISD. The school works with 416 students in grade pre-K.

MOUNT PLEASANT ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,153 students. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 17% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Titus County's rate of about 73%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Titus County put median household earnings sit near $58,425, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Titus County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,972 students), CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is one campus in the mix.

VIVIAN FOWLER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 416). Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 77% across the same window.

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