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Children's Center

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About this school

Children's Center is an urban public school in Montgomery, Alabama that is part of Montgomery Public Schools. It serves 78 students in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 7.8:1. Its teachers have had 20 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Not specified

78 Students

10 Teachers

310 N Madison Ter

Montgomery, AL 36107 View local requests

http://www.children.mps-al.org/

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Children's Center Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

70%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Children's Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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Children's Center

$9,514

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

donors

projects for technology

project for books

Children's Center has received support from 28 individuals from Alabama and 12 individuals out-of-state.

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Children's Center

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Children's Center

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