C−
Mobile County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Mobile, Prichard, Semmes, Citronelle, Bayou La Batre, Creola, Dauphin Island and Mount Vernon.
Mobile’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Alabama school districts
Students
49,946
Schools
85
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
- Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Alabama districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 7 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
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C−: better than 24% of the 146 Alabama school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mobile. Grade by grade →
PK–524 elementary schoolsThis district
6–815 middle schoolsThis district
9–126 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. AL
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency21%
State average 27.2% · 26,141 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 47.3% · 26,077 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 90% · 3,442 in the class
98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
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%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
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 2020–21.
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
85 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other 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
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
EicholdMertz School of Math and Science
A+504 students19:1
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School
C+499 students19:1
Florence Howard Elementary School
D497 students19:1
Morningside Elementary School
C480 students18:1
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
The Pathway
D−396 students12:1
Anna F Booth Elementary School
A−391 students17:1
Erwin Craighead Elementary School
D380 students20:1
Meadowlake Elementary
C+373 students18:1
Indian Springs Elementary School
C305 students18:1
Tanner Williams Elementary School
A−304 students16:1
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
Just 4 Development Laboratory
185 students17:1
HL Sonny Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind
C+45 students5:1
Pearl Haskew Elementary
B546 students20:1
Mary B Austin Elementary School
A−506 students21:1
ChastangFournier Middle School
D503 students19:1
Holloway Elementary
D483 students16:1
Forest Hill Elementary School
C−478 students17:1
Old Shell Road Magnet School
A369 students15:1
Grant Elementary School
C−285 students23:1
Dauphin Island Elementary School
A60 students12:1
Augusta Evans School
D198 students7:1
Dawes Intermediate School
A515 students21:1
Bernice J Causey Middle School
B1,339 students20:1
Semmes Middle School
C1,181 students19:1
Lillie B Williamson High School
D−889 students17:1
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
Continuous Learning Center
C−259 students15:1
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
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
Left off: 7 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alabama.