Centre Elementary School

Centre Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Centre, Alabama, operated by Cherokee County, educateing 665 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.

Cherokee County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,860 students; Centre Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Centre Elementary School records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Centre Elementary School lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Centre Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 53.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cherokee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $53,863 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Cherokee County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,860 students), Centre Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cherokee County High School, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Centre Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Centre Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Centre Elementary School's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 635 (now 665). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 87% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Centre Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.