The Learning Tree (2026 Profile)

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The Learning Tree

6344 Roy Webb Rd
Piedmont, AL 36272

Tel: (256) 447-9349

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The Learning Tree is a private, non-profit school for individuals with mental retardation who face language/communication difficulties and engage in challenging behaviors directed towards others of themselves.

The educational component of the program is licensed and monitored by the Alabama State Department of Education and its divisions of Special Education Services.

The home life component of our program is certified and monitored by the Alabama State Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

The Learning Tree exists to provide a warm and loving environment to persons with significant challenges.

Through systematic programming, we provide individualized instruction and behavioral intervention to maximize achievement in all areas in order to promote a quality of life enjoyed by non-disabled peers.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Kindergarten-2
Enrollment: 35 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Special Education School

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-2

Year Founded

1983

Student Body

Total Students

35 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

71%

State avg.: 25%

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

4 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

School Motto: 'The Learning Tree exists to provide a warm, caring, and nurturing environment'

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Kindergarten-2
Enrollment: 35 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Alabama is $10,644 for elementary schools and $11,706 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Alabama is 86% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).