Mobile County Public Schools
Listed by NCES as Mobile County (district ID 0102370)
Public school district · Mobile County · Alabama · NCES district ID 0102370
Mobile County Public Schools spent $13,245 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other Alabama districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,720). Its 88 schools enrolled 50,049 students in 2024-25; 49.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,984 per student, up 13.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Alabama: 90%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Alabama's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Mobile County Public Schools ranks 2.
Where the money came from
$793,189,000 in revenue: 49.7% state, 26.4% local and 23.9% federal. Total spending including $62,005,000 of capital outlay was $775,649,000, or $14,922 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$394,158,000 50%
- Local$209,700,000 26%
- Federal$189,331,000 24%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 130 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
51,979 students in 2022-23, 50,929 students in 2023-24, 49,986 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 51,979 | 2883.7 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 50,929 | 2851.3 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 49,986 | 2799.5 | 17.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$186,022,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,579 per student
Mobile County Public Schools booked $186,022,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,914 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $63,845 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 17 in 100 Alabama districts with a figure (state median $66,861, 140 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Alabama teacher salary at $55,834 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $150,349,000 | 80.8% |
| Special education | $22,811,000 | 12.3% |
| Vocational | $6,914,000 | 3.7% |
| Other programs | $5,948,000 | 3.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,065 in 2018-19, $3,171 in 2019-20, $3,244 in 2020-21, $3,389 in 2021-22, $3,579 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Mobile County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 21% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Alabama | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 41% | 47.3% | 26,149 |
| Math | 21% | 27.2% | 26,141 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
83% of the 3,442 students in Mobile County Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 83% | 90% |
| Students in the class | 3,442 | 52,928 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
52 elementary schools, 25,398 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER Dickson Elementary School | 967 | 20.1 | 74.6% | Targeted program |
| Olive J Dodge Elementary School | 862 | 18.7 | 72.0% | Targeted program |
| Allentown Elementary School | 843 | 20.1 | 58.7% | Not Title I |
| McDavidJones Elementary School | 826 | 18.8 | 66.0% | Targeted program |
| Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary | 806 | 20.2 | 86.8% | Targeted program |
| ORourke Elementary School | 799 | 18.8 | 58.1% | Targeted program |
| Elsie Collier Elementary School | 731 | 17.0 | 56.0% | Targeted program |
| Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School | 663 | 19.2 | 84.3% | Targeted program |
| Orchard Elementary School | 622 | 22.0 | 82.5% | Targeted program |
| WC Griggs Elementary School | 601 | 16.2 | 71.5% | Targeted program |
| W H Council Traditional School | 577 | 18.6 | 48.4% | Not Title I |
| Kate Shepard Elementary School | 576 | 18.6 | 75.3% | Targeted program |
The other 40 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
17 middle schools, 9,357 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice J Causey Middle School | 1,339 | 19.7 | 52.1% | Targeted program |
| Semmes Middle School | 1,181 | 18.7 | 62.9% | Targeted program |
| Katherine H Hankins Middle School | 771 | 19.3 | 76.1% | Targeted program |
| Grand Bay Middle School | 751 | 18.8 | 59.8% | Targeted program |
| CL Scarborough Model Middle School | 641 | 19.4 | 86.1% | Targeted program |
| ClarkShaw Magnet School | 582 | 18.8 | 48.1% | Not Title I |
| Burns Middle School | 568 | 15.4 | 76.2% | Targeted program |
| Phillips Preparatory Middle School | 453 | 13.3 | 43.3% | Not Title I |
| Peter F Alba Middle School | 443 | 18.5 | 69.8% | Targeted program |
| Pillans Middle School | 440 | 17.6 | 89.8% | Targeted program |
| Lott Middle School | 427 | 23.7 | 68.6% | Targeted program |
| Dunbar Creative Performing Arts | 338 | 15.4 | 69.8% | Targeted program |
The other 5 middle schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Magnet School of Technology | 334 | 20.9 | 51.2% | Not Title I |
| Calloway Smith Middle School | 315 | 14.3 | 90.5% | Targeted program |
| Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies | 311 | 16.4 | 20.6% | Not Title I |
| Booker T Washington Middle School | 270 | 14.2 | 92.6% | Targeted program |
| Mobile County Training Middle School | 193 | 13.8 | 94.3% | Targeted program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
14 high schools, 14,453 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker High School | 2,271 | 17.2 | 46.1% | Not Title I |
| Mary G Montgomery High School | 1,888 | 18.0 | 49.5% | Not Title I |
| Alma Bryant High School | 1,624 | 18.0 | 57.2% | Targeted program |
| WP Davidson High School | 1,470 | 18.6 | 55.1% | Not Title I |
| Theodore High School | 1,218 | 18.2 | 67.3% | Targeted program |
| Murphy High School | 1,212 | 16.4 | 69.6% | Targeted program |
| Mattie T Blount High School | 1,058 | 18.6 | 77.6% | Targeted program |
| Lillie B Williamson High School | 889 | 17.1 | 89.5% | Targeted program |
| Citronelle High School | 734 | 17.1 | 59.7% | Targeted program |
| CF Vigor High School | 620 | 16.8 | 84.7% | Targeted program |
| Ben C Rain High School | 587 | 15.1 | 86.7% | Targeted program |
| John L Leflore Magnet School | 582 | 16.6 | 85.7% | Targeted program |
The other 2 high schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous Learning Center | 259 | 15.2 | 74.1% | Not Title I |
| Evening Educational Options | 41 | not reported | 82.9% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 other schools, 841 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pathway | 396 | 12.4 | 84.1% | Targeted program |
| Augusta Evans School | 198 | 7.1 | 81.3% | Not Title I |
| Just 4 Development Laboratory | 185 | 16.8 | All free (CEP) | Not Title I |
| Mobile Mental Health Center | 40 | 5.0 | 80.0% | Not Title I |
| Goodwill Easter Seal Center Special Child | 22 | not reported | 13.6% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Goodwill Easter Seal Center Special Child
School in Mobile; open in 2024-25; 22 students.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Mobile County Public Schools
- Website: mcpss.com
- Phone: (251) 221-4394
- Office: 1 Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL 36618
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Mobile County Public Schools
- Alabama districts by spending per studentMobile County Public Schools ranks 46 of 130 Alabama districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,245).#46 of 130
- Every school district in AlabamaMobile County Public Schools is the largest of 149 Alabama districts, with 51,979 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1 of 149
- Jefferson County SchoolsThe next smaller Alabama district: 35,951 students in fall 2022, $12,194 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,194
- Compare Mobile County Public Schools with Jefferson County SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Baker High School, its largest high school2,271 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.2,271
- Teacher salary spending across AlabamaMobile County Public Schools spent $63,845 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,861); spending, not a salary.$63,845
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Mobile County Public Schools
How many schools and students are in Mobile County Public Schools?
88 schools were open in 2024-25 (52 elementary, 17 middle, 14 high, 5 other), enrolling 50,049 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Mobile County Public Schools spend per student?
$13,245 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Alabama median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,720 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,984 per student, up 13.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Mobile County Public Schools' money come from?
$793,189,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 49.7% state, 26.4% local and 23.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Mobile County Public Schools live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 13,130 of the 64,167 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.5%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Mobile County Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
$186,022,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,579 per student. Divided by the 2,914 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $63,845 per teacher, more than 17 in 100 Alabama districts (state median $66,861). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Alabama teacher salary at $55,834 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Mobile County Public Schools do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Mobile County Public Schools scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 21% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Mobile County Public Schools?
83% of the 3,442 students in Mobile County Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Mobile County Public Schools' NCES district ID?
0102370. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25