Childrens Center

Childrens Center is a rural-scale K-12 campus in Montgomery, Alabama, run under Montgomery County. The school educates 79 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 88% below the state mean of about 673.

Montgomery County comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 26,958 students; Childrens Center is among them.

In terms of who attends, Childrens Center lists that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 29% White, 13% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Montgomery County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) reports that median household earnings sit near $59,386, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Childrens Center is one of 60 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 31,131 students).

Capitol Heights Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Childrens Center's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 92 (now 79). Class-load math has fell: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.