📍 311 e Charlotte Ave, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, 33950
Baker/head Start is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County. The school has 158 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte school district. It serves grades Pre-K in an urban setting. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 31.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baker/head Start enrolls 158 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 31.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 28% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 75 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 10% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 158 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Baker/head Start is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 75.
Baker/head Start is one of 25 schools in CHARLOTTE, based in PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida. The district serves 16,997 students district-wide and employs 936 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 158 students, Baker/head Start is smaller than the district average of about 680 students per school.
Setting: City - Small