Centre Middle School

As a mid-tier intermediate school in Centre, Alabama, Centre Middle School works with 450 students from grades 5 through 8, part of Cherokee County.

Cherokee County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,860 students. Centre Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Centre Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder comes out to 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Centre Middle School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Centre Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Centre Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cherokee County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $53,863 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cherokee County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,860 students), of which Centre Middle School is one.

Centre Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Centre Middle School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

Centre Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Centre Middle School has edged down 7%, going from 482 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.