Lamar County vs Mobile County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Lamar County Mobile County
Location Vernon, Alabama Mobile, Alabama
Total Enrollment 2,201 51,979
Number of Schools 4 88
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.5:1 17.8:1

Spending

Metric Lamar County Mobile County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,261 $13,185
Federal Revenue 14.3% 24.2%
State Revenue 65.7% 49.5%
Local Revenue 20.0% 26.3%
Lamar County
Federal State Local
Mobile County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Lamar County Mobile County
White 83.0% 32.2%
African American 10.7% 53.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 6.1%
Asian 0.2% 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 1.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 3.6% 5.5%
Free/Reduced Lunch 58.6% 67.8%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Lamar County Mobile County
AP Courses Offered 11 62
Schools with AP 3 11
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 447.2:1 402.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 20.2% 38.3%

School Types

Lamar County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Mobile County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.