Linda Nolen Learning Center

Linda Nolen Learning Center, an one-room-style K-12 campus in Pelham, Alabama, overseen by Shelby County, instructs 78 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 673 students each, so Linda Nolen Learning Center sits 88% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 29 schools in Shelby County (20,638 students total), Linda Nolen Learning Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Linda Nolen Learning Center lists that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest consists of 23% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Linda Nolen Learning Center records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.2:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Shelby County) logs that median household income runs about $97,961, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), Linda Nolen Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pelham Oaks, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Linda Nolen Learning Center.

Linda Nolen Learning Center operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Linda Nolen Learning Center has climbed 59%, going from 49 students in 2018 to 78 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Linda Nolen Learning Center community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.