Jefferson Head Start Learning Center

Jefferson Head Start Learning Center is a modestly sized elementary campus in Green Bay, Wisconsin, overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District. The school hosts 161 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 50% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 44 schools in Green Bay Area Public School District (18,722 students total), Jefferson Head Start Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Head Start Learning Center reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 24% Black, 18% multiracial, 16% White, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Brown County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Brown County put median household income runs about $79,649, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson Head Start Learning Center is one of 86 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 42,385 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fort Howard Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Inside the community feed, members of the Jefferson Head Start Learning Center community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.