Early Childhood Education & High School Completion in Doña County

Leader’s Circle Meeting, June 20, 2017

10 Goals of the SUCCESS Partnership:

A baby is born with more

than

100 BILLIONneurons-

as many as there are

STARS in the MILKY WAY

1 MILLION+new NEURAL CONNECTIONS

are made per second

in the first few years of life.

These neurons are responsible for

regulating feelings

learning to speak

forming bonds with caregivers

and more.

Source: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/five-numbers-to-remember-about-early-childhood-

development/

15,299 children under

5 live in Dona Ana County

45% of children under 5

are living in poverty

Poverty = A household income of less than 100% of the FPL:

$16,240/year for a family of TWO

$24,600/year for a family of FOUR

65% of children under 6

live with all parents

working

Note: Federal Poverty Level (FPL) as of 2017 Source: http://familiesusa.org, US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011-2015, New Mexico Department of Health: NM IBIS 2011-2015

Educational Attainment for Doña Ana County Residents

within School District Boundaries, 2010-2014

Note: High School Graduate or Higher includes people whose highest degree was a high school diploma or its equivalent, people who attended college but did not receive a degree, and people who received an associate’s degree. Source: National Center for Educational Statistics: MapEd Educational Attainment ACS 2010-2014

Goal 1: Early Childhood Education

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Only 1 out of 6 children living in poverty receive a childcare assistance subsidy

Childcare

$9.74

average hourly pay for achildcare worker

in Doña Ana County

40% of the average single

parent’s income is needed to pay for infant care in a licensed childcare center

Sources: Center for Community Analysis, New Mexico Department of Health (IBIS), CYFD, and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Percentage capacity for licensed childcare for

children under 5 in Doña County 2016

If all children under 5 in Doña Ana County need childcare in a

licensed center, there would be space for

approximately 48% of those children.

Source: New Mexico Department of Health, IBIS and CYFD

Licensed Childcare Centers by Star Quality Rating and Poverty Rates in Doña Ana County

Source: New Mexico Community Data Collaborative, http://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html

Poverty Rate in Doña Ana County for families with children

Star Quality Rating

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Home Visiting

of the potential need is met. However, 567 families potentially needand would accept services.

Early Childhood Education Programs

Children under 5 enrolled in a free or subsidized evidence-

based early childhood education program

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Notes: “Evidence Based” programs include Early Head Start, Head Start, CYFD and PED Preschool (NM Pre-K), Preschool for the Developmentally Delayed (DD Pre), Title I Preschool, NMSU Children’s Village, and subsidized, licensed, child care centers or homes. Source: Center for Community Analysis, New Mexico State University. Home visiting data: Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR), University of New Mexico

3rd Grade Reading Proficiency, Las Cruces Public Schools by Subgroup, 2016

3rd Grade Reading Proficiency Doña Ana County , 2016

School Poverty and 3rd Grade Reading/Math Proficiency by School, Las Cruces Public Schools, 2010-2014

Source: Reproducing Inequality: A Geospatial Analysis of School Attendance Boundaries in Southern New Mexico, E. Surova, (2017)

Goal 2: High School Completion

Source: New Mexico Public Education Department

4 Year High School Graduation Rate, Doña Ana County Districts, State, and Nation 2012-2016

Source: New Mexico Public Education Department

Las Cruces Public Schools High School Graduation Rate by Subgroup, 2012-2016

Sources: KIDSCOUNT Data Center, Annie E. Casey Foundation

Trends in Yearly Per Pupil Expenditures in Public Schools, 2001 - 2013

Source: Education Week http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/map-how-per-pupil-spending-compares-across-us.html

Notes: Map is Education Week’s analysis of federal data, this map displays spending per student for school districts in the 2013 fiscal year.

School District Spending by School District in New Mexico 2013

For more information visit:

http://successdac.org/ http://www.ngagenm.org/ https://cca.nmsu.edu/

Presentation prepared by: Erica Surova, The Center for Community Analysis at New Mexico State University for Ngage New Mexico and the Success Partnership’s Leader’s Circle Meeting held on June 20, 2017 at La Posta in Mesilla, New Mexico.