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Mobile County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Mobile, Prichard, Semmes, Citronelle, Creola, Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island and Mount Vernon.
Students
49,946
Schools
92
Spent per student
$14,984
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$329.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mobile County School District
- School Grade C: better than 33% of Alabama districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 8% more per student than the AL average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $329.1M, about $6,589 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Perdido.
PK–8Perdido Elementary SchoolBaldwin County School District
9–128 high schoolsBaldwin County School District
Test scores vs. AL
2020–21Math proficiency15%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 45.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,984 per student · 8% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 47%Federal 28%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
52,460’20
52,614’21
51,979’22
50,929’23
49,946’24
Down 4.8% since 2020.
Students
Black 50%White 35%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
92 public schools.
ER Dickson Elementary School
C+967 students20:1
Olive J Dodge Elementary School
C862 students19:1
Allentown Elementary School
A−843 students20:1
McDavidJones Elementary School
B826 students19:1
Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary
C−806 students20:1
ORourke Elementary School
A−799 students19:1
Elsie Collier Elementary School
A731 students17:1
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School
C−663 students19:1
Orchard Elementary School
C−622 students22:1
WC Griggs Elementary School
B+601 students16:1
W H Council Traditional School
A+577 students19:1
Kate Shepard Elementary School
B576 students19:1
Semmes Elementary School
A576 students20:1
John Will Elementary School
C−549 students22:1
Pearl Haskew Elementary
B546 students20:1
Leinkauf Elementary School
C−542 students20:1
Hutchens Elementary School
539 students16:1
CollinsRhodes Elementary School
C−537 students18:1
J E Turner Elementary
B529 students19:1
Dixon Elementary School
B526 students19:1
Dawes Intermediate School
A515 students21:1
Mary B Austin Elementary School
A−506 students21:1
EicholdMertz School of Math and Science
A+504 students19:1
ChastangFournier Middle School
D503 students19:1
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School
C+499 students19:1
Florence Howard Elementary School
D497 students19:1
Holloway Elementary
D483 students16:1
Morningside Elementary School
C480 students18:1
Forest Hill Elementary School
C−478 students17:1
Maryvale Elementary School
C−475 students18:1
Breitling Elementary School
B+471 students17:1
Saint Elmo Elementary School
B451 students18:1
Taylor White Elementary School
B+446 students20:1
Wilmer Elementary School
B−443 students19:1
SpencerWestlawn Elementary School
B−428 students18:1
Cora Castlen Elementary
A423 students19:1
North Mobile County Middle School
C422 students17:1
Mary W Burroughs Elementary School
C−404 students19:1
Anna F Booth Elementary School
A−391 students17:1
Erwin Craighead Elementary School
D380 students20:1
Meadowlake Elementary
C+373 students18:1
Old Shell Road Magnet School
A369 students15:1
Indian Springs Elementary School
C305 students18:1
Tanner Williams Elementary School
A−304 students16:1
Grant Elementary School
C−285 students23:1
WD Robbins Elementary School
C265 students19:1
Hollingers Island Elementary School
B255 students18:1
George Hall Elementary School
D244 students17:1
Calcedeaver Elementary School
C+240 students18:1
Whitley Elementary School
D237 students17:1
Dauphin Island Elementary School
A60 students12:1
HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind
C+45 students5:1
UCP Of Mobile Inc
0 students
Bernice J Causey Middle School
B1,339 students20:1
Semmes Middle School
C1,181 students19:1
Katherine H Hankins Middle School
C+771 students19:1
Grand Bay Middle School
C+751 students19:1
CL Scarborough Model Middle School
C−641 students19:1
ClarkShaw Magnet School
A582 students19:1
Burns Middle School
C−568 students15:1
Phillips Preparatory Middle School
A+453 students13:1
Peter F Alba Middle School
C+443 students18:1
Pillans Middle School
D440 students18:1
Lott Middle School
C+427 students24:1
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
B−338 students15:1
Denton Magnet School of Technology
A334 students21:1
Calloway Smith Middle School
D315 students14:1
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies
311 students16:1
Booker T Washington Middle School
D−270 students14:1
Mobile County Training Middle School
D193 students14:1
Baker High School
C+2,271 students17:1
Mary G Montgomery High School
C−1,888 students18:1
Alma Bryant High School
C1,624 students18:1
WP Davidson High School
B+1,470 students19:1
Theodore High School
D1,218 students18:1
Murphy High School
C−1,212 students16:1
Mattie T Blount High School
D−1,058 students19:1
Lillie B Williamson High School
D−889 students17:1
Citronelle High School
D734 students17:1
CF Vigor High School
D−620 students17:1
Ben C Rain High School
D−587 students15:1
John L Leflore Magnet School
D−582 students17:1
Continuous Learning Center
C−259 students15:1
Citronelle Center for Advanced Technology
0 students
Evening Educational Options
0 students
George H Bryant VocationalAgricultural Center
0 students
TL Faulkner School
0 students
The Pathway
D−396 students12:1
Augusta Evans School
D198 students7:1
Just 4 Development Laboratory
185 students17:1
Goodwill Easter Seal Center Special Child
0 students
Mobile Mental Health Center
0 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.