Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
COLONEL MIGUEL MENCHACA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, a heavily attended K-5 school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of SOUTHSIDE ISD, teaches 809 students, covering grades pre-K through K. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
COLONEL MIGUEL MENCHACA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of 10 schools operated by SOUTHSIDE ISD, a district that educates 6,091 students overall.
Demographically, COLONEL MIGUEL MENCHACA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER shows that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% White. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 87% 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 above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.
In the surrounding community, Bexar County reports that median household income runs about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which COLONEL MIGUEL MENCHACA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.
The closest other public school is LOSOYA MIDDLE, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
COLONEL MIGUEL MENCHACA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER operates from an outlying location.
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