Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers

Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers is a primary school of low-enrollment scale in Fredericksburg, Virginia, one of the schools within Stafford County Public Schools, serveing 280 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Across the 32 schools in Stafford County Public Schools (31,812 students total), Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers lists that 29% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 29% Black, 28% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Stafford County shows the typical household earns roughly $137,807 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers is one of 41 public schools in Stafford County (combined enrollment of about 31,812 students).

Falmouth Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

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