Early Childhood Center
Public school in St. Peters, Missouri · Fort Zumwalt School District · Grades Pre-K
Early Childhood Center serves 307 students in pre-K in St. Peters (St. Charles County). It is one of 25 schools in Fort Zumwalt School District. By enrollment it is the 10th largest of 94 public schools in Missouri (median 142 students). With 8.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri school (13.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 94 Missouri schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Pre-K |
| Grades | Pre-K |
| District | Fort Zumwalt School District |
| County | St. Charles County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290837003315 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Fort Zumwalt School District | Missouri schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 307 | 16,698 | 142 |
| Students per teacher | 8.3 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 1% | 19.7% | 46.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% of Missouri schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Early Childhood Center in context
Size
Early Childhood Center is the only school in Fort Zumwalt School District. Its 307 students are 1.8% of the district's 16,698. The 8 nearest schools are a median 7.7 miles away and have a median of 227 students, so Early Childhood Center is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Early Childhood Center serves a single grade, pre-K, with 307 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 74.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Fort Zumwalt School District (72.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.7% across Fort Zumwalt School District and a median of 46.5% for Missouri schools. 1% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Early Childhood Center has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri school ratio of 13.2, a school with 307 students would have about 23.3 teachers, so Early Childhood Center has 13.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri schools (13.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other school is Early Child Family Educ. Center, 4.6 miles away in Francis Howell R-III School District. There is 1 school within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.6% |
| Black | 9.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Asian | 3.3% |
31.9% of students are girls and 68.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7874 Veterans Memorial Pkwy, St. Peters, MO 63376
Phone: (636)474-8676
Website: fz.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Early Childhood Center. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Child Family Educ. Center | Francis Howell R-III | 4.6 mi | 117 | 11.1 | 14.5% |
| Barfield Early Childhood Cntr | Wentzville R-IV | 5.7 mi | 356 | 10.8 | 20.8% |
| Early Child. Family Educ Center | Francis Howell R-III | 5.9 mi | 189 | 14.5 | 6.3% |
| Early Child. Family Educ. Center | Francis Howell R-III | 6.7 mi | 224 | 13.2 | 8.9% |
| St.charles Early Childhood Center | St. Charles R-VI | 8.7 mi | 238 | 9.9 | 39.1% |
| Early Learning Center | Orchard Farm R-V | 10.0 mi | 230 | 14 | 16.1% |
| Rockwood Center Early Child. Education | Rockwood R-VI | 13.9 mi | 646 | 14.5 | 5.7% |
| West Early Childhood Center | Hazelwood | 14.2 mi | 68 | 7.6 | 95.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.