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Mobile County Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 50,929 (2023-2024)
Schools: 92 (2023-2024)
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Mobile County Public Schools is a school district in Alabama (Mobile County). During the 2024 school year, 50,929 students attended one of the district's 92 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Mobile County Public School System District 1

General election

General election for Mobile County Public School System District 1

Lonnie Parsons won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Lonnie Parsons (R)
 
98.1
 
25,923
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
510

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Total votes: 26,433
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Mobile County Public School System District 2

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 2

Incumbent Don Stringfellow won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 2 on November 5, 2024.

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%
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Don Stringfellow (R)
 
97.3
 
21,978
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
613

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Total votes: 22,591
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Mobile County Public School System District 5

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 5

Johnny Hatcher won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 5 on November 8, 2022.

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Johnny Hatcher (R)
 
97.9
 
15,581
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.1
 
342

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Total votes: 15,923
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Mobile County Public School System District 3

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 3

Incumbent Reginald Crenshaw won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 3 on November 3, 2020.

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Reginald Crenshaw (D)
 
100.0
 
25,033

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Total votes: 25,033
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Mobile County Public School System District 4

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 4

Sherry Dillihay-McDade defeated Jeffery Ray Jones in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 4 on November 3, 2020.

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Sherry Dillihay-McDade (D)
 
69.7
 
20,199
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Jeffery Ray Jones (R)
 
30.3
 
8,781

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Total votes: 28,980
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Mobile County Public School System District 1

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 1

Incumbent Doug Harwell Jr. won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 1 on November 6, 2018.

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Doug Harwell Jr. (R)
 
100.0
 
17,845

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Total votes: 17,845
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Mobile County Public School System District 2

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 2

Incumbent Don Stringfellow won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 2 on November 6, 2018.

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Don Stringfellow (R)
 
100.0
 
15,723

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Total votes: 15,723
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Mobile County Public School System District 5

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 5

Incumbent Bill Foster won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 5 on November 8, 2016.

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Mobile County Public School System District 3

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 3

Incumbent Reginald Crenshaw won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 3 on November 4, 2014.

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Reginald Crenshaw (D)

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Mobile County Public School System District 4

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General election for Mobile County Public School System District 4

Incumbent Robert Edward Battles Sr. won election in the general election for Mobile County Public School System District 4 on November 4, 2014.

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Robert Edward Battles Sr. (D)

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About the district

School board

Mobile County Public Schools consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lonnie ParsonsDistrict 120242030
Don StringfellowDistrict 220122030
Johnny HatcherDistrict 520222028
Sherry Dillihay-McDadeDistrict 420202026
Reginald CrenshawDistrict 320082026

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Overlapping state house districts

Mobile County Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 105Chip BrownRepublican Party 40% 100%
Alabama House of Representatives District 102Shane StringerRepublican Party 35% 78%
Alabama House of Representatives District 98Napoleon Bracy Jr.Democratic Party 7% 81%
Alabama House of Representatives District 100Mark ShireyRepublican Party 5% 100%
Alabama House of Representatives District 97Adline C. ClarkeDemocratic Party 4% 84%
Alabama House of Representatives District 99Sam JonesDemocratic Party 3% 100%
Alabama House of Representatives District 101Chris PringleRepublican Party 3% 100%
Alabama House of Representatives District 104Margie WilcoxRepublican Party 2% 100%
Alabama House of Representatives District 103Barbara DrummondDemocratic Party 2% 100%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $183,895,000 $3,495 24%
Local: $199,534,000 $3,792 26%
State: $376,237,000 $7,151 50%
Total: $759,666,000 $14,438
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $693,715,000 $13,184
Total Current Expenditures: $639,931,000 $12,162
Instructional Expenditures: $334,141,000 $6,350 48%
Student and Staff Support: $93,699,000 $1,780 14%
Administration: $78,694,000 $1,495 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $133,397,000 $2,535 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $34,160,000 $649
Construction: $28,415,000 $540
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $7,145,000 $135
Interest on Debt: $10,801,000 $205

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 39 7 15 10-14 19 24
2018-2019 43 72 32 40 44 56 55
2017-2018 43 70 31 44 46 53 55
2016-2017 41 65 31 42 34 52 50
2015-2016 39 62 30 41 39 49
2014-2015 37 61 27 41 30 37 47
2013-2014 35 59 24 42 40-44 27 46
2012-2013 80 92 74 84 83 66 87
2011-2012 83 94 78 85 87 85-89 89
2010-2011 83 93 77 87 89 61 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 61 28 38 40-44 53 51
2018-2019 39 51 28 37 38 54 52
2017-2018 40 55 28 38 41 54 53
2016-2017 35 55 25 35 33 49 46
2015-2016 35 55 24 36 34 46
2014-2015 36 55 24 38 33 36 49
2013-2014 35 52 24 43 35-39 26 47
2012-2013 86 93 80 88 88 80 92
2011-2012 87 92 81 88 90 90-94 92
2010-2011 86 90 82 86 88 72 92

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 90-94 89 85-89 80-89 90-94 85
2018-2019 86 90-94 87 90-94 80-89 90-94 85
2017-2018 86 85-89 87 80-84 80-89 90-94 85
2016-2017 83 85-89 83 85-89 85-89 82
2015-2016 81 90-94 81 85-89 80-89 >=90 80
2014-2015 86 90-94 87 85-89 >=90 >=90 85
2013-2014 82 80-84 81 70-74 90-94 >=80 84
2012-2013 76 80-84 73 75-79 80-89 >=50 79
2011-2012 68 75-79 63 65-69 80-89 PS 74
2010-2011 64 55-59 60 65-69 70-79 69

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 50,929 -2.1
2022-2023 51,979 -1.2
2021-2022 52,614 0.3
2020-2021 52,460 -2.8
2019-2020 53,941 0.0
2018-2019 53,967 -2.4
2017-2018 55,272 -2.5
2016-2017 56,628 -1.7
2015-2016 57,581 -0.6
2014-2015 57,910 -1.6
2013-2014 58,808 0.3
2012-2013 58,625 -4.8
2011-2012 61,462 -0.9
2010-2011 62,016 -1.2
2009-2010 62,767 0.4
2008-2009 62,531 -2.9
2007-2008 64,375 -1.1
2006-2007 65,097 -0.8
2005-2006 65,643 2.5
2004-2005 63,987 -1.2
2003-2004 64,774 1.1
2002-2003 64,058 0.3
2001-2002 63,846 -1.8
2000-2001 64,976 -0.1
1999-2000 65,067 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mobile County Public Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 1.5
Black 50.3 31.6
Hispanic 6.4 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.0 3.8
White 35.2 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mobile County Public Schools had 2,879.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 66.00
Kindergarten: 192.00
Elementary: 1,241.25
Secondary: 1,380.00
Total: 2,879.25

Mobile County Public Schools employed 48.00 district administrators and 263.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 48.00
District Administrative Support: 185.00
School Administrators: 263.00
School Administrative Support: 115.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 514.41
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 132.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 88.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 39.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 88.50
Library/Media Support: 5.00
Student Support Services: 99.90
Other Support Services: 1,553.07

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Mobile County Public Schools operates 92 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Allentown Elementary School793PK-5
Alma Bryant High School1,5919-12
Anna F Booth Elementary School412PK-5
Augusta Evans School192PK-12
Baker High School2,4219-12
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies2726-9
Ben C Rain High School5879-12
Bernice J Causey Middle School1,4056-8
Booker T Washington Middle School3056-8
Breitling Elementary School460PK-5
Burns Middle School6926-8
Calcedeaver Elementary School232PK-6
Calloway Smith Middle School3406-8
Cf Vigor High School6079-12
Chastangfournier Middle School527PK-8
Citronelle Center For Advanced Technology09-12
Citronelle High School7279-12
Clarkshaw Magnet School5445-8
Cl Scarborough Model Middle School6446-8
Collinsrhodes Elementary School591PK-5
Continuous Learning Center3029-12
Cora Castlen Elementary424PK-5
Dauphin Island Elementary School58KG-5
Dawes Intermediate School5403-5
Denton Magnet School Of Technology3306-8
Dixon Elementary School507PK-5
Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary803PK-5
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts3336-8
Eicholdmertz School Of Math And Science511PK-5
Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School646PK-5
Elsie Collier Elementary School764PK-5
Er Dickson Elementary School1,058PK-5
Erwin Craighead Elementary School411PK-5
Evening Educational Options3810-12
Florence Howard Elementary School503PK-5
Forest Hill Elementary School485PK-5
George Hall Elementary School267PK-5
George H Bryant Vocationalagricultural Center09-12
Goodwill Easter Seal Center Special Child0PK-PK
Grand Bay Middle School7536-8
Grant Elementary School261PK-5
Hl Sonny Callahan School For The Deaf And Blind48PK-5
Hollingers Island Elementary School277PK-5
Holloway Elementary472PK-5
Hutchens Elementary School584PK-2
Indian Springs Elementary School343PK-5
J E Turner Elementary519PK-5
John L Leflore Magnet School5649-12
John Will Elementary School510PK-5
Just 4 Development Laboratory166PK-PK
Kate Shepard Elementary School545PK-5
Katherine H Hankins Middle School8126-8
Leinkauf Elementary School556PK-5
Lillie B Williamson High School9966-12
Lott Middle School4226-8
Mary B Austin Elementary School505PK-5
Mary G Montgomery High School1,9189-12
Maryvale Elementary School451PK-5
Mary W Burroughs Elementary School409PK-5
Mattie T Blount High School1,1059-12
Mcdavidjones Elementary School844PK-5
Meadowlake Elementary387PK-5
Mobile County Training Middle School2116-8
Mobile Mental Health Center46KG-12
Morningside Elementary School487PK-5
Murphy High School1,2559-12
Nan Gray Davis Elementary School479PK-5
North Mobile County Middle School416PK-8
Old Shell Road Magnet School369KG-5
Olive J Dodge Elementary School889PK-5
Orchard Elementary School585PK-5
Orourke Elementary School813PK-5
Pearl Haskew Elementary504PK-5
Peter F Alba Middle School4736-8
Phillips Preparatory Middle School4386-8
Pillans Middle School4856-8
Saint Elmo Elementary School419PK-5
Semmes Elementary School547PK-5
Semmes Middle School1,2596-8
Spencerwestlawn Elementary School406PK-5
Tanner Williams Elementary School334PK-5
Taylor White Elementary School432PK-5
Theodore High School1,2349-12
The Pathway405KG-8
Tl Faulkner School09-12
Ucp Of Mobile Inc0PK-KG
Wc Griggs Elementary School653PK-5
Wd Robbins Elementary School278PK-5
W H Council Traditional School590PK-5
Whitley Elementary School237PK-5
Wilmer Elementary School443PK-5
Wp Davidson High School1,4739-12

School board meetings

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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