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Montgomery Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 26,435 (2023-2024)
Schools: 52 (2023-2024)
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Montgomery Public Schools is a school district in Alabama (Montgomery County). During the 2024 school year, 26,435 students attended one of the district's 52 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Montgomery County Schools, District 4

General election

General election for Montgomery County Schools, District 4

Incumbent Mary Briers won election in the general election for Montgomery County Schools, District 4 on November 8, 2016.

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Montgomery County Schools, District 7

General election

General election for Montgomery County Schools, District 7

Incumbent Arica Watkins-Smith won election in the general election for Montgomery County Schools, District 7 on November 8, 2016.

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About the district

School board

Montgomery Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Cassandra BrownDistrict 4
Pamela CloudDistrict 5
Brenda ColemanDistrict 3
Claudia MitchellDistrict 6
Pamela PortisDistrict 2
Arica Watkins-SmithDistrict 72016
Lesa KeithDistrict 12014

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $98,152,000 $3,583 26%
Local: $72,900,000 $2,661 19%
State: $210,848,000 $7,696 55%
Total: $381,900,000 $13,940
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $354,301,000 $12,932
Total Current Expenditures: $313,131,000 $11,429
Instructional Expenditures: $180,754,000 $6,597 51%
Student and Staff Support: $39,184,000 $1,430 11%
Administration: $31,238,000 $1,140 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $61,955,000 $2,261 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $29,134,000 $1,063
Construction: $27,772,000 $1,013
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,345,000 $377
Interest on Debt: $1,442,000 $52

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 9 57 4 4 <=5 25-29 31
2018-2019 30 83 24 23 50-59 55-59 65
2017-2018 30 80 24 27 40-49 60-64 64
2016-2017 28 75 21 26 40-59 45-49 61
2015-2016 28 75 21 26 <50 45-49 60
2014-2015 26 72 18 25 <50 31 56
2013-2014 26 72 19 24 <50 22 61
2012-2013 67 95 62 69 >=50 64 90
2011-2012 67 94 62 66 >=50 75-79 90
2010-2011 70 95 65 67 >=80 65-69 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 75 26 20 15-19 60-64 65
2018-2019 32 69 27 20 40-49 60-64 70
2017-2018 33 68 28 19 40-49 60-64 70
2016-2017 27 62 21 20 >=50 50-54 60
2015-2016 25 62 20 17 <50 40-44 56
2014-2015 29 62 23 20 >=50 29 60
2013-2014 33 68 27 24 >=50 25 67
2012-2013 77 94 74 71 >=50 77 94
2011-2012 76 92 72 69 >=50 85-89 94
2010-2011 78 91 75 75 >=80 70-74 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 81 >=95 81 65-69 >=50 80-84
2018-2019 87 90-94 88 70-74 PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 81 90-94 82 65-69 PS >=80 75-79
2016-2017 82 >=95 81 70-79 >=80 80-84
2015-2016 78 90-94 78 60-64 PS >=50 80-84
2014-2015 79 80-89 78 85-89 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 76 80-89 76 60-69 PS >=50 70-74
2012-2013 64 >=90 63 50-59 PS >=50 60-64
2011-2012 64 80-89 62 40-49 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 66 80-89 65 40-59 >=50 75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 26,435 -1.5
2022-2023 26,821 -2.1
2021-2022 27,396 0.0
2020-2021 27,399 -2.9
2019-2020 28,185 -2.5
2018-2019 28,890 -1.9
2017-2018 29,433 -3.0
2016-2017 30,322 -1.1
2015-2016 30,667 -3.4
2014-2015 31,716 -0.3
2013-2014 31,802 1.4
2012-2013 31,359 0.0
2011-2012 31,359 -0.3
2010-2011 31,464 -1.0
2009-2010 31,764 1.4
2008-2009 31,307 -1.0
2007-2008 31,618 -0.8
2006-2007 31,867 -2.1
2005-2006 32,526 1.7
2004-2005 31,985 -1.8
2003-2004 32,553 -1.1
2002-2003 32,912 -0.7
2001-2002 33,140 -0.4
2000-2001 33,267 0.1
1999-2000 33,229 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Montgomery Public Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.4 1.5
Black 77.1 31.6
Hispanic 11.9 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.7 3.8
White 5.4 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Montgomery Public Schools had 1,404.84 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.82.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 28.00
Kindergarten: 99.00
Elementary: 653.00
Secondary: 624.84
Total: 1,404.84

Montgomery Public Schools employed 48.33 district administrators and 177.57 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 48.33
District Administrative Support: 81.50
School Administrators: 177.57
School Administrative Support: 104.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 325.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 63.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 42.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 20.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 44.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 148.87
Other Support Services: 282.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Montgomery Public Schools operates 52 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet5076-8
Bear Exploration Center503KG-5
Bellingrath Middle School6156-8
Blount Elementary School331PK-5
Booker T Washington Magnet High School5059-12
Brewbaker Intermediate School5513-5
Brewbaker Middle School8616-8
Brewbaker Primary School758PK-2
Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School5739-12
Capitol Heights Middle School6196-8
Carr Middle School7256-8
Carver Elementary School364PK-5
Carver Senior High School1,1119-12
Catoma Elementary School205PK-5
Childrens Center72PK-12
Chisholm Elementary School477PK-5
Crump Elementary School544PK-5
Dalraida Elementary School669PK-5
Dannelly Elementary School591PK-5
Davis Elementary School512PK-5
Dozier Elementary School392PK-5
Dunbarramer School46
Fitzpatrick Elementary School367PK-5
Flowers Elementary School411PK-5
Floyd Middle School5016-8
Forest Avenue Elementary School613KG-5
Garrett Elementary School575PK-5
Goodwyn Middle School7576-8
Halcyon Elementary School615PK-5
Highland Avenue Elementary School461PK-5
Highland Gardens Elementary School447PK-5
Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School1,5929-12
Johnson Elementary School360PK-5
King Elementary300PK-5
Lanier Senior High School51710-12
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School4339-12
Macmillan International At Mckee383KG-5
Mcintyre Comprehensive Academy2116-12
Mckee Middle School5996-8
Mckee Prek Center184PK-PK
Montgomery Preparatory Academy For Career Technologies010-12
Morningview Elementary School427PK-5
Morris Elementary School436PK-5
Nixon Elementary School445PK-5
Park Crossing High School8719-12
Percy Julian High School1,2609-12
Pintlala Elementary School126PK-6
Southlawn Elementary School335PK-5
Southlawn Middle School4856-8
Vaughn Road Elementary School477PK-5
Wares Ferry Elementary School346PK-5
Wilson Elementary School370PK-5

School board meetings

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