FRED DOUGLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

As a modestly sized K-5 school in SHERMAN, Texas, FRED DOUGLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER instructs 224 students from grade pre-K, overseen by SHERMAN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

SHERMAN ISD runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,788 students. FRED DOUGLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FRED DOUGLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%; the rest breaks down as 12% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FRED DOUGLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Grayson County's rate of about 53%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Grayson County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $72,182 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which FRED DOUGLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

PINER MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 34%: 337 students in 2018 compared to 224 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 55% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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