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Mobile, Alabama - 88 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Mobile County #57 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,163 per pupil, Mobile County ranks #70 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Mobile County operates 88 public schools serving 51,979 students, placing it among the largest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 55 combined, 15 middle, 13 high, 5 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $12,163 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 26.3% local, 49.5% state, and 24.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #57 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 11 of 88 schools offering Advanced Placement (62 AP courses district-wide), a 402.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.2% African American, 32.2% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Orourke Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.5/100.
Its largest campus is Baker High School, enrolling 2,271 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Goodwill Easter Seal Center Special Child, at 22 students, a 103x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mobile County school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 2,271 students (highest), a spread of 2,249 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 88 schools in Mobile County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Mobile County's schools, about the same as the Alabama average of 42.5.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Alabama districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Baldwin County | Smaller | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Montgomery County | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Huntsville City | Smaller | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Shelby County | Smaller | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Mobile County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Jefferson County →Mobile County has 88 schools, including 13 high, 15 middle, 55 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 51,979 students.
Mobile County spends $12,163 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #57 in Alabama.
Mobile County students are 53.2% African American, 32.2% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 88 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Mobile County has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #57 out of 146 districts in Alabama.
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