Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center

Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is a small elementary school in Platteville, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 205 students, and the grades served are pre-K through kindergarten. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.

Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is run by Platteville School District, whose 4 schools enroll 1,544 students.

Of every 100 students at Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center, about 75 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 94%. The diversity index for Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center reports a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher, from 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center, 48% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

In Grant County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,858 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Grant County number 32, with about 6,838 students.

Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is about 0.5 miles from Platteville High, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.

The NCES locale for Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 205, from 215 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.3 to 11.9 over 4 years.

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