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1 / 25#25. Robertsdale High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,450 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
Best high schools in the Mobile metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Mobile metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Baldwin County High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,039 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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3 / 25#23. Foley High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,578 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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4 / 25#22. Cottage Hill Christian Academy - Church Campus
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 761 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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5 / 25#21. Snook Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Foley, AL
- Enrollment: 351 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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6 / 25#20. Satsuma High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Satsuma School System, AL
- Enrollment: 735 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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7 / 25#19. Baker High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Mobile County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 2,491 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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8 / 25#18. Faith Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 1,974 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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9 / 25#17. WP Davidson High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Mobile County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,535 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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10 / 25#16. Mobile Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 638 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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11 / 25#15. Cottage Hill Christian Academy - West Campus
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 685 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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12 / 25#14. Government Street Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 81 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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13 / 25#13. Gulf Shores High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Gulf Shores City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 799 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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14 / 25#12. St. Luke's Episcopal School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 565 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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15 / 25#11. Bayshore Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Fairhope, AL
- Enrollment: 435 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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16 / 25#10. Spanish Fort High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,188 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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17 / 25#9. St Michael Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Fairhope, AL
- Enrollment: 356 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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18 / 25#8. Daphne High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,725 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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19 / 25#7. McGill-Toolen Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 856 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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20 / 25#6. Saraland High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Saraland City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,096 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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21 / 25#5. Fairhope High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,629 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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22 / 25#4. Bayside Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Daphne, AL
- Enrollment: 840 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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23 / 25#3. St. Paul's Episcopal School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 1,213 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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24 / 25#2. UMS-Wright Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 1,241 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
- School type: Public School
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 273 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
