Ben C Rain High School

Ben C Rain High School is a high school of mid-tier scale in Mobile, Alabama, part of Mobile County, instructing 587 students in grades 9 through 12.

Mobile County comprises 85 schools with combined enrollment of 49,946 students; Ben C Rain High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ben C Rain High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (89%). The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mobile County (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ben C Rain High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 7.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Mobile County put median household earnings sit near $58,880, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Ben C Rain High School is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ben C Rain High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ben C Rain High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.8%.

Ben C Rain High School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ben C Rain High School's enrollment has shrank 24% since 2018, when it stood at 770 (now 587). Black enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.