FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

As a compact K-5 school in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER educates 364 students from grade pre-K, run under NACOGDOCHES ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

NACOGDOCHES ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,766 students. FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Nacogdoches County's rate of about 70%.

Across the wider county, census data for Nacogdoches County shows median household income runs about $53,555, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Nacogdoches County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), of which FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is THOMAS J RUSK EL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FREDONIA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 364). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 66% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.