G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Located at 600 E MLK DR, in ENNIS, Texas, G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is a cozy primary school that enrolls 407 students (grades pre-K through K), run under ENNIS ISD. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 12 schools in ENNIS ISD (6,646 students total), G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 21% White, 18% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 83% of students at G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ellis County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $99,595 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

Nearest neighbor: TRAVIS EL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has grew 22%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 49% to 56%.

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