EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is a compact K-5 school in FORNEY, Texas, part of FORNEY ISD. The school works with 341 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of 24 schools operated by FORNEY ISD, a district that serves 18,565 students overall.

Looking at the student body, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Kaufman County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kaufman County shows median household earnings sit near $89,485, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of 65 public schools in Kaufman County (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students).

JACKSON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

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