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Centre Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1920 East Main Street
Centre, AL 35960
Phone
(256) 927-5656
District
CHEROKEE COUNTY
County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
472
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.3% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Centre Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
38%
39%
46%
38%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
37%
53%
45%
31%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
30%
43%
43%
26%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
34%
41%
51%
23%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
17
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 104 22.0%
Grade 6 104 22.0%
Grade 7 129 27.3%
Grade 8 135 28.6%
Total 472 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.8% 90.7% 54.3%
Black 8.5% 4.2% 32.9%
Hispanic 3.3% 3.0% 10.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.8% 53.5% 48.6%
Free lunch eligible 48.1% 44.4% 43.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 9.2% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,975 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 41.6 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.1% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.6% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.1% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 22.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,692 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.8% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.8% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.8% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.4% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.9% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.1% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 13.1% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,155 $23,986,035 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $905 $3,526,785 6.8%
Staff $318 $1,239,246 2.4%
General Administration $312 $1,215,864 2.4%
School Administration $668 $2,603,196 5.0%
Operation $825 $3,215,025 6.2%
Transportation $608 $2,369,376 4.6%
Other $187 $728,739 1.4%
Total Support $3,822 $14,894,334 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,259 $12,700,323 24.6%
Total Expenditures $13,236 $51,580,692 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,852 $4,378,921,181 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $672 $503,210,801 5.9%
Staff $420 $314,426,678 3.7%
General Administration $255 $190,912,687 2.2%
School Administration $638 $477,048,287 5.6%
Operation $962 $719,909,289 8.5%
Transportation $492 $368,218,721 4.3%
Other $242 $181,267,301 2.1%
Total Support $3,682 $2,754,922,689 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,821 $1,362,666,859 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,355 $8,496,484,393 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%