LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER

Located at 3600 SHERRY LN, in ABILENE, Texas, LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a mid-sized primary school that serves 692 students (grade pre-K), part of ABILENE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.

Across the 26 schools in ABILENE ISD (14,536 students total), LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Taylor County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Taylor County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Taylor County) reports that median household earnings sit near $67,139, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER is one of 54 public schools in Taylor County (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students).

MANN MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER.

LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER has shrank 14%, going from 806 students in 2018 to 692 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 14% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.