Education

In June 2006, Saraland residents voted to leave the Mobile County Public School System to form their own city school system and increase the sales tax rate by a half-cent to help fund the new system. The Saraland Board of Education was formed on September 15, 2006.

Board meetings began immediately so that negotiations between the Mobile County System and the Saraland System could begin. A Board Attorney, negotiator and interim Superintendent were hired not long after. A seperation agreement between the two systems was reached in October 2007. The Saraland City School System received U.S. Department of Justice Pre-Clearance on January 7, 2008 - the final step in forming the school system. Saraland officials will take over the two public schools within the Saraland city limits - Saraland Elementary and Nelson Adams Middle - on June 1, 2008.

A high school is currently being planned and is expected to be built on a site near Interstate 65 and Alabama 158 and ready for students in fall 2009. The System expects a total of 2,200 students. Currently, the System is in the process of seeking a permanent Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer. Hiring of principals and teachers has also begun.

It is a very wonderful and momentous time for the children and citizens of Saraland!


Saraland Board of Education
943 Highway 43 S.
Saraland, AL 36571
(251)-375-5420

Public schools serving the Saraland area are:

229 McKeough Avenue
(251) 221-1615
401 Baldwin Road
(251) 221-2000

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Private Schools

The Saraland area boasts a number of private institutions serving students from kindergarten through high school. They are:

Evangel Christian School
1277 Jubilee Dr. - Saraland
(251) 675-4619
Mobile Baptist High School Old Hwy 43 & Pine - Satsurna (251) 679-0777
North Mobile Christian School 1255 Industrial Pkwy - Saraland (251) 679-3279
Satsuma Christian School Old Highway 43 - Satsuma (251) 675-1295
Shelton Beach Road Baptist Church Kindergarten 401 Shelton Beach Rd. - Saraland (251) 675-2123

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Colleges & Universities

Just outside of Saraland, on a 685 acre campus, is the University of Mobile. Its curriculum offers studies leading to bachelor degrees in arts and sciences, along with pre-professional training in medicine, dentistry, engineering, medical technology, nursing, law and ministry, to name a few.

Other nearby institutions of higher learning are the University of South Alabama, Spring Hill College, S. D. Bishop State Community College, located in nearby Mobile, and Faulkner State Community College with campuses located in adjacent Baldwin County.

Faulkner State
1900 S. Highway 31 S. - Bay Minette
(251) 580-2100
Faulkner University 808 Western America Dr. - Mobile (251) 380-9090
S. D. Bishop State 51 N. Broad - Mobile (251) 690-6801
Spring Hill College 4000 Dauphin St. - Mobile (251) 380-4000
University of Mobile 9735 College Pkwy - North Mobile (251) 675-5990
University of South Alabama 307 N. University Blvd. - Mobile (251) 460-6101

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Area Daycare Centers

Many Saraland area churches and other businesses offer daycare service. They are:

Evangel Christian School 1277 Jubilee Dr. - Saraland (251) 675-4619
First Baptist Satsuma Christian Daycare Center
Old Highway 43 - Satsuma
(251) 675-1295
Happy Times Daycare 225 Highway 43, S. - Satsuma (251) 679-8429
Humpty Dumpty Learning 300 Baker Road - Satsuma (251) 675-1313
Merry Go Round Christian 5413 Lott Road - Eight Mile (251) 645-0095
North Mobile Christian Daycare Center 1255 Industrial Pkwy - Saraland (251) 679-3279
Planet Kids Daycare 609 Highway 43 - Saraland (251) 679-8883
Satsuma Christian Day Care 5570 4th - Satsuma (251) 679-9000
Shelton Beach Road Baptist Church Daycare Center 401 Shelton Beach Rd. - Saraland (251) 675-2123
Shiloh Christian Daycare 717 Cleveland Rd. - Saraland (251) 675-3448
University of Mobile Oakdale Children's Center 9735 College Pkwy - Prichard (251) 675-5990
Wilson Ave. Baptist Church Christian Daycare Center Wilson Avenue - Saraland (251) 675-9463

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