diff --git a/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.html b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f5d22364d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p>
+  {{ participantRelationsCount() }}
+</p>
diff --git a/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.spec.ts b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64d2a15b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
+
+import { DisplayParticipantsCountComponent } from "./display-participants-count.component";
+import { ChildrenService } from "../../children/children.service";
+import { School } from "../model/school";
+import { ChildSchoolRelation } from "../../children/model/childSchoolRelation";
+
+describe("DisplayParticipantsCountComponent", () => {
+  let component: DisplayParticipantsCountComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<DisplayParticipantsCountComponent>;
+
+  let mockChildrenService: jasmine.SpyObj<ChildrenService>;
+
+  const childSchoolRelations: ChildSchoolRelation[] = [
+    new ChildSchoolRelation("r-1"),
+    new ChildSchoolRelation("r-2"),
+    new ChildSchoolRelation("r-3"),
+  ];
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    mockChildrenService = jasmine.createSpyObj(["queryActiveRelationsOf"]);
+    mockChildrenService.queryActiveRelationsOf.and.resolveTo(
+      childSchoolRelations,
+    );
+
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [DisplayParticipantsCountComponent],
+      providers: [{ provide: ChildrenService, useValue: mockChildrenService }],
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(DisplayParticipantsCountComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    component.entity = new School("s-1");
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it("should create", () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("should count correct number of active students for school", async () => {
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBeNull();
+    await component.ngOnChanges();
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBeDefined();
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle empty response from ChildrenService", async () => {
+    mockChildrenService.queryActiveRelationsOf.and.resolveTo([]);
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBeNull();
+    await component.ngOnChanges();
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBeDefined();
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should handle error response from ChildrenService", async () => {
+    mockChildrenService.queryActiveRelationsOf.and.rejectWith(new Error());
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBeNull();
+    await component.ngOnChanges();
+    expect(component.participantRelationsCount()).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.ts b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25481090fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Component, OnChanges, signal, WritableSignal } from "@angular/core";
+import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
+import { ChildrenService } from "../../children/children.service";
+import { ViewDirective } from "../../../core/entity/default-datatype/view.directive";
+import { DynamicComponent } from "../../../core/config/dynamic-components/dynamic-component.decorator";
+import { ChildSchoolRelation } from "../../children/model/childSchoolRelation";
+import { LoggingService } from "../../../core/logging/logging.service";
+
+@DynamicComponent("DisplayParticipantsCount")
+@Component({
+  selector: "app-display-participants-count",
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [CommonModule],
+  templateUrl: "./display-participants-count.component.html",
+})
+export class DisplayParticipantsCountComponent
+  extends ViewDirective<any>
+  implements OnChanges
+{
+  participantRelationsCount: WritableSignal<number> = signal(null);
+
+  constructor(
+    private _childrenService: ChildrenService,
+    private _loggingService: LoggingService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  override async ngOnChanges(): Promise<void> {
+    super.ngOnChanges();
+
+    return this._childrenService
+      .queryActiveRelationsOf("school", this.entity.getId())
+      .then((relations: ChildSchoolRelation[]) => {
+        this.participantRelationsCount.set(relations.length);
+      })
+      .catch((reason) => {
+        this._loggingService.error(
+          "Could not calculate participantRelationsCount, error response from ChildrenService." +
+            reason,
+        );
+      });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/schools-components.ts b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/schools-components.ts
index 69357634fb..170780ce10 100644
--- a/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/schools-components.ts
+++ b/src/app/child-dev-project/schools/schools-components.ts
@@ -29,4 +29,11 @@ export const schoolsComponents: ComponentTuple[] = [
         (c) => c.SchoolBlockComponent,
       ),
   ],
+  [
+    "DisplayParticipantsCount",
+    () =>
+      import(
+        "./display-participants-count/display-participants-count.component"
+      ).then((c) => c.DisplayParticipantsCountComponent),
+  ],
 ];
diff --git a/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts b/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts
index ea1144d0d1..611643676f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/config/config-fix.ts
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ export const defaultJsonConfig = {
       "entity": "School",
       "columns": [
         "name",
+        { id: "DisplayParticipantsCount", viewComponent: "DisplayParticipantsCount", label: $localize`Children` },
         "privateSchool",
         "language"
       ],
diff --git a/src/app/core/entity/default-datatype/view.directive.ts b/src/app/core/entity/default-datatype/view.directive.ts
index cb155918e3..c65852f02c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/entity/default-datatype/view.directive.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/entity/default-datatype/view.directive.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ export abstract class ViewDirective<T, C = any> implements OnChanges {
   /** indicating that the value is not in its original state, so that components can explain this to the user */
   isPartiallyAnonymized: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Attention:
+   * When content is loaded async in your child component, you need to manually trigger the change detection
+   * See: https://angularindepth.com/posts/1054/here-is-what-you-need-to-know-about-dynamic-components-in-angular#ngonchanges
+   *
+   */
   ngOnChanges() {
     this.isPartiallyAnonymized =
       this.entity?.anonymized &&
diff --git a/src/app/core/entity/model/entity.ts b/src/app/core/entity/model/entity.ts
index 50fd05b385..1a05718d53 100644
--- a/src/app/core/entity/model/entity.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/entity/model/entity.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export type EntityConstructor<T extends Entity = Entity> = (new (
  *
  * Entity classes do not deal with database actions, use {@link EntityMapperService} with its find/save/delete functions.
  *
- * Do not use the Entity class directly. Instead implement your own Entity types, writing classes that extend "Entity".
+ * Do not use the Entity class directly. Instead, implement your own Entity types, writing classes that extend "Entity".
  * A How-To Guide on how to implement your own types is available:
  * - [How to Create a new Entity Type]{@link /additional-documentation/how-to-guides/create-a-new-entity-type.html}
  */