Central Freshman Academy
Public high school, grade 9 · Phenix City, Alabama
Central Freshman Academy in Phenix City, Alabama enrolled 513 students in 2024-25 with 31.8 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
532 students in 2022-23, 508 students in 2023-24, 513 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.7 to 31.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 532 | 30.7 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 29.7 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 513 | 31.8 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 Alabama high schools
Among the 313 Alabama high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 387 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Freshman Academy enrolled 581 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 95 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 387 of the 581 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions95
- Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.5% of students were Black, 19.5% White, 9.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black65.5%
- White19.5%
- Hispanic9.9%
- Two or more races4.5%
- American Indian0.4%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Phenix City
2 public high schools in Phenix City report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Freshman Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | 1,579 | 18.5 | 56.4% |
| Central Freshman Academy | 513 | 16.2 | 61.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Central Freshman Academy
- Central High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,579 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Smiths Station High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 1,588 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Central Freshman Academy with Central High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Phenix City Schools spends per student$12,259 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,259
- The largest public schools in AlabamaCentral Freshman Academy is the number 166 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#166 of 319
- Alabama schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Central Freshman Academy
How many students attend Central Freshman Academy?
513 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 532 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Phenix City, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Freshman Academy?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for high schools is 17.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Central Freshman Academy a Title I school?
Central Freshman Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Central Freshman Academy in?
Phenix City Schools, NCES district ID 0102700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010270002140 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.