Mobile County Public School System
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Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) is a school district
based in the Mobile County Public Schools Central Office Campus in an unincorporated area
in Mobile County
, Alabama
United States
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MCPSS currently serves all areas of Mobile County
- including the city of Mobile
, except for the City of Saraland which voted to separate from Mobile County in June 2006. MCPSS serves urban, suburban, and rural areas. All MCPSS schools are required to adopt school uniform
policies. It is the largest school system in Alabama and the 56th largest school system in the United States. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_089.asp http://www.proximityone.com/lgsd.htm, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/100_largest/table_app_a_1.asp
Zoned high schools
Alternative high schools
SCHOOL BOARD
District 1: Ken Megginson, President/Commissioner
District 2: Dr. Judy Stout, Commissioner
District 3: Dr. Reginald Crenshaw, Commissioner
District 4: Rev. Levon C. Manzie, Vice President/Commissioner
District 5: Dr. Bill Foster, Commissioner
Dr. Roy Nichols, Superintendent
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
based in the Mobile County Public Schools Central Office Campus in an unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Mobile County
Mobile County, Alabama
Mobile County[p] is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe . As of 2011, its population was 415,704. Its county seat is Mobile, Alabama...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
United States
United States
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MCPSS currently serves all areas of Mobile County
Mobile County, Alabama
Mobile County[p] is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe . As of 2011, its population was 415,704. Its county seat is Mobile, Alabama...
- including the city of Mobile
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
, except for the City of Saraland which voted to separate from Mobile County in June 2006. MCPSS serves urban, suburban, and rural areas. All MCPSS schools are required to adopt school uniform
School uniform
A school uniform is an outfit—a set of standardized clothes—worn primarily for an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries . When used, they form the basis of a school's dress code.Traditionally school uniforms have been largely subdued and...
policies. It is the largest school system in Alabama and the 56th largest school system in the United States. http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06_089.asp http://www.proximityone.com/lgsd.htm, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/100_largest/table_app_a_1.asp
High schools
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Mary G. Montgomery High School Mary Gillen Montgomery High School is located in Semmes, an unincorporated suburb of Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1965, the school is part of the Mobile County Public School System, and is one of the largest of the county's 18 public high schools... (Unincorporated (Semmes Semmes, Alabama For other uses, see Semmes .Semmes is a city in western Mobile County, Alabama, in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. Formerly an unincorporated community, voters in Semmes approved incorporation of a part of the community as the city of Semmes on August 17, 2010... )) Satsuma High School Satsuma High School is a public high school in Satsuma, Alabama, United States. It is a part of the Mobile County Public School System.Satsuma was first opened in 1958. The building that housed the first Satsuma High School in 1918 to 2000 has recently been remodeled to hold the history department,... (Satsuma Satsuma, Alabama Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,687. It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.-Geography:Satsuma is located at .According to the U.S... ) |
Theodore High School Theodore High School is a four-year senior high school located in Theodore, Alabama. The school operates in the Mobile County Public School System... (Unincorporated (Theodore Theodore, Alabama Theodore is a census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 6,811 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area... )) Vigor High School Vigor High School, located in Prichard, Alabama, is a public high school that educates grades 9-12. It is operated by the Mobile County Public School System.-Dress code:... (Prichard) |
Alternative high schools
- Bryant Career Technical (Unincorporated (IrvingtonIrvington, AlabamaIrvington, Alabama is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 90, east of St. Elmo, Alabama and north of Bayou La Batre, Alabama in southwestern Mobile County, Alabama...
)) - Continuous Learning Center (Mobile)
- Faulkner Vocational (PrichardPrichard, AlabamaPrichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, in the United States.Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Alabama, Saraland, Alabama, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile, Alabama. As of 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the...
) - The Pathway School (Chickasaw)
Middle schools
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Grand Bay, Alabama Grand Bay is a census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,918 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... )) Theodore, Alabama Theodore is a census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 6,811 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area... )) |
Axis, Alabama Axis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama. It has a post office with the 36505 ZIP code. The community has one site listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, the Kirk House.-Demographics:... , unincorporated area Unincorporated area In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government... ) Semmes, Alabama For other uses, see Semmes .Semmes is a city in western Mobile County, Alabama, in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. Formerly an unincorporated community, voters in Semmes approved incorporation of a part of the community as the city of Semmes on August 17, 2010... )) |
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Wilmer, Alabama Wilmer is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.-Geography:Wilmer is located at . The elevation is .... )) |
Pre-K
- Just 4 Development Laboratory (Mobile)
SCHOOL BOARD
District 1: Ken Megginson, President/Commissioner
District 2: Dr. Judy Stout, Commissioner
District 3: Dr. Reginald Crenshaw, Commissioner
District 4: Rev. Levon C. Manzie, Vice President/Commissioner
District 5: Dr. Bill Foster, Commissioner
Dr. Roy Nichols, Superintendent
Former schools
Saraland Elementary School and Adams Middle School left the district in 2008; they are within the Saraland Board of EducationSaraland Board of Education
Saraland City Schools is a school district serving and operated by Saraland, Alabama, United States.The district consists of three schools, Saraland Elementary School, Adams Middle School, and Saraland High School....
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External links
- Mobile County Public School System
- Saraland Public Schools
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009020.pdf Statistics on the 100 largest school districts from the 2007-08 period
- http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1243070104247730.xml&coll=3