PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is an elementary school of one-room-style scale in DENISON, Texas, overseen by SHERMAN ISD, educateing 168 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER sits 68% below that benchmark.

Within SHERMAN ISD, which oversees 16 schools and 7,788 students, PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Black, 17% White, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Grayson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Grayson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,182 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grayson County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.