EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, an expansive elementary campus in MONT BELVIEU, Texas, operated by BARBERS HILL ISD, serves 845 students, covering grades pre-K through K. That puts it 63% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

BARBERS HILL ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 7,875 students. EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 37% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the income-and-resources front, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER logs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, census data for Chambers County shows median household earnings sit near $109,804, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chambers County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,701 students), of which EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

BARBERS HILL EL NORTH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

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