Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center

Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center is a very small elementary school in Washington, with an address in Belfair. In all, 54 students attend the school in pre-K through kindergarten. It has 86% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).

Enrollment across the 7 schools in North Mason School District totals 2,337 students.

The share of White students at Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center is 54%, a majority. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Mason County is roughly 77% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.

There are about 54.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center, which has 1. The school's 54.0:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 57%.

In Mason County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,270 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Mason County number 26, with about 8,539 students.

Belfair Elementary is the nearest public school to Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Mary E. Theler Early Learning Center, there are 6 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 26% gain, from 43 to 54. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 43.0:1 in 2020-21 to 54.0:1 in 2024-25.

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