District Profile
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Mountain Brook Schools is the K-12 public school system serving the city of Mountain Brook, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. Founded in 1959, the system includes six schools — four elementary, one junior high, and one high school. Enrollment is usually around 4,400 students and has been stable for a number of years. Typical school enrollment is as follows:
SchoolGradesStudentsCertified PersonnelSupport PersonnelBrookwood Forest Elementary K-6 518 44 20 Cherokee Bend Elementary K-6 508 46 21 Crestline Elementary K-6 784 72 28 Mountain Brook Elementary K-6 484 46 24 Mountain Brook Junior High 7-9 998 89 29 Mountain Brook High School 10-12 1041 104 39 The school system has 600 employees, including 413 certified teachers or other professionals. The other 187 employees are support staff in such positions as secretarial-clerical, bookkeeping, maintenance, custodial, and child nutrition workers, along with teacher aides.
The six schools have 15 administrators (six principals and nine assistant principals) among them. In addition, a staff of 11 administrators support the school system at the central office level. These positions include: Superintendent of Schools, Director of Instruction and Special Education, Assistant Director of Instruction, Director of Personnel, Chief School Financial Officer, Director of Facilities, Director of Technology, Director of Child Nutrition, Director of Administrative Services, Director of Student Services and Community Education, and Public Relations Specialist. In addition, the district has a psychometrist, school psychologist, behavioral specialist, and several contracted special service providers, such as physical and occupational therapists.