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Enrollment
2,271
High
DISTRICT 1,109 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237000899
Baker High School
8901 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608 · (251) 221-3000 · Mobile County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,271 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
132 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
1,046 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 544 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 559 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 613 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 555 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
26.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baker High School
Baker High School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker High School this school | 2,271 | 46.1% | 26.8% |
| Enterprise High School Enterprise | 2,177 | 43.1% | 40.0% |
| Prattville High School Prattville | 1,844 | 37.6% | 29.9% |
| Tuscaloosa County High School Northport | 1,607 | 47.2% | 21.5% |
| Sparkman High School Harvest | 1,770 | 36.6% | 43.9% |
| Mary G Montgomery High School Semmes | 1,888 | 49.5% | 17.9% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baker High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #159 of 305 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #121 of 305 | #4 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #179 of 305 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,271 | #2 of 319 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #155 of 307 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #31 of 307 | #2 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #227 of 317 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #65 of 164 | #4 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,271
-267 (-11%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,950
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,271 | 132 | 17.2:1 | 46% (1,046) |
| 2023-24 | 2,421 | 135 | 17.9:1 | 42% (1,005) |
| 2022-23 | 2,491 | 137 | 18.2:1 | 41% (1,033) |
| 2020-21 | 2,538 | 131 | 19.4:1 | 42% (1,054) |
| 2017-18 | 2,722 | 150 | 18.1:1 | 42% (1,130) |
| 2015-16 | 2,803 | 139 | 20.2:1 | 22% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 2,168 | 118 | 18.4:1 | 36% (770) |
| 2000-01 | 2,132 | 112 | 19.0:1 | 16% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 1,950 | 85 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baker High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (2,722 to 2,271); teachers down 12% (150 to 132).
About Baker High School
As a high-enrollment high school, Baker High School serves students in Mobile, Alabama. There are 2,271 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Alabama enroll around 682, and this school is 233% larger than that mark.
Within Mobile County, Baker High School is one of 85 schools. The district enrolls 49,946 students.
White students make up 49% of enrollment at Baker High School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Baker High School totals 132 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Baker High School is about 46%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mobile County is 67%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Baker High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools: 26.8% actual against 50.5% predicted.
The school is in Mobile County, where the median household earns about $58,880 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Mobile County, 107 public schools serve about 59,070 students.
Bernice J Causey Middle School sits about 1.6 miles from Baker High School. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Baker High School ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 2,538 to 2,271, an 11% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.4:1 in 2020-21 to 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Mobile County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,590
Census ACS
Median income
$58,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
59,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mobile County
- Mary G Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,888 students
- Alma Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Theodore High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
Other schools in Mobile
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Murphy High SchoolHigh · 1,212 students
- ER Dickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 967 students
- Lillie B Williamson High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- Olive J Dodge Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
Other Baker High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Baker High. Baker High School is the largest of the 5.
- Baker High SchoolBaker City, OR · 478 students
- Baker High SchoolBaker, LA · 370 students
- Baker High SchoolBaker, MT · 133 students
- Baker HighBaker, CA · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Bernice J Causey Middle School1.6 mi · 1,339
- ORourke Elementary School1.8 mi · 799
- Elsie Collier Elementary School2.7 mi · 731
- Taylor White Elementary School3.2 mi · 446
- Augusta Evans School3.8 mi · 198
- Hutchens Elementary School4.0 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Baker High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Baker High School?
Baker High School enrolls approximately 2,271 students in grades 09-12.
Is Baker High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baker High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Baker High School have?
Baker High School employs 132 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Baker High School?
Student demographics at Baker High School are roughly 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 33% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Baker High School?
Baker High School is overseen by Mobile County in Mobile County.
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