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Mobile, Alabama - 2 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Maef Public Charter Schools #42 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,611 per pupil, Maef Public Charter Schools ranks #18 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Maef Public Charter Schools operates 2 public schools serving 648 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mobile County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,611 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.6% local, 53.8% state, and 24.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 61/100, ranked #42 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 171:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White across the district's schools.
Acceleration Day and Evening Academy accounts for 61.4% of all Maef Public Charter Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Maef Public Charter Schools a distant remainder — means Maef Public Charter Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Maef Public Charter Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Maef Public Charter Schools student-counselor ratio is 171:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Maef Public Charter Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Maef Public Charter Schools is typically wider than the Maef Public Charter Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Maef Public Charter Schools?
Maef Public Charter Schools has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 648 students.
How much does Maef Public Charter Schools spend per student?
Maef Public Charter Schools spends $14,611 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #42 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Maef Public Charter Schools?
Maef Public Charter Schools students are 90.9% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Maef Public Charter Schools?
Maef Public Charter Schools has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #42 out of 146 districts in Alabama.