Citronelle High School

Citronelle High School operates as a medium-sized four-year high school in Citronelle, Alabama, overseen by Mobile County. Current enrollment sits at 734 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Mobile County runs 85 schools in total, collectively educating 49,946 students. Citronelle High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Citronelle High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Black, 15% Native American, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Citronelle High School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Citronelle High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 40.6%; actual is 17.7%, a gap of -22.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Citronelle High School is one of 107 public schools in Mobile County (combined enrollment of about 59,070 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lott Middle School, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Citronelle High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Citronelle High School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 815 (now 734). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 23% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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