Cullman Child Development Center

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Cullman, Alabama

Cullman Child Development Center in Cullman, Alabama enrolled 170 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Alabama median of 16.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Alabama: 90%).

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%

153 students in 2022-23, 155 students in 2023-24, 170 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at Cullman Child Development Center by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231532023-241552024-25170
Students enrolled at Cullman Child Development Center by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231532023-241552024-25170
Students enrolled at Cullman Child Development Center by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231532023-241552024-25170
Students enrolled at Cullman Child Development Center by school year2022-23: 153, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1700501001502002022-231532023-241552024-25170
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315312.012.8
2023-2415514.011.1
2024-2517015.011.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Alabama schools of this kind

Among the 78 Alabama schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 11.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 11.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 11.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; This school 11.3; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 16.6U.S. 13.8

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 159 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cullman Child Development Center enrolled 159 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 159 of the 159 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.4% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 5.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White82.4%
  2. Hispanic10.0%
  3. Two or more races5.9%
  4. Pacific Islander1.2%
  5. Asian0.6%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cullman Child Development Center scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%51%47.3%
Math, 2022-235% or less28% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 11 students in Cullman Child Development Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtAlabama
Four-year graduation rate50% or more97%90%
Students in the class1163352,928

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Cullman Child Development Center

  1. How much Cullman County Schools spends per student$11,821 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,821
  2. The largest public schools in AlabamaCullman Child Development Center is the number 78 by size of 85 Alabama schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#78 of 85
  3. Alabama schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.6 for schools of this kind.11.3:1
  4. 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 Cullman Child Development Center

  1. How many students attend Cullman Child Development Center?
    170 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 153 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Cullman, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cullman Child Development Center?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for schools of this kind is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cullman Child Development Center a Title I school?
    Cullman Child Development Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cullman Child Development Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cullman Child Development Center scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Cullman Child Development Center?
    50% or more of the 11 students in Cullman Child Development Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Cullman Child Development Center in?
    Cullman County Schools, NCES district ID 0101020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010102001497 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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