🌱 Why did Chickasaw City Elementary lose nearly 60% of its students?

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• Why did Chickasaw City Elementary lose nearly 60% of its students?

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• These are Alabama's largest elementary schools (al.com) — Chickasaw residents should know that Chickasaw City Elementary saw the steepest enrollment decline in Alabama, losing nearly 58% of its students between 2024 and 2025. The statewide report shows many fast-growing schools elsewhere, while Mobile County overall is among the districts with the largest student losses.
   

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Wednesday September 30
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Thursday October 1
• CMS Football vs. Covenant Academy
  Bernice J Causey Middle School, 8901 Airport Blvd, Mobile
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Saturday October 3
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Tuesday September 29
• Flag Football @ Spanish Fort
  Theodore High School Mobile, AL 36606
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• JV and Varsity Volleyball @ Spanish Fort
  Theodore High School Mobile, AL 36606
  4:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• JV and Varsity Volleyball @ Home vs. MGM- Pink Game
  Theodore High School Mobile, AL 36606
  4:30 pm
• VEXplorers League: Level Up (ES & MS) — AUVSI Pathfinder →
  Ram Hall & Ingram Cafeteria
  4:30 pm
• Alabama School of Math & Science at Vigor →
  Vigor, 913 N Wilson Ave, Prichard
  4:30 pm
• ASMS Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Vigor →
  Vigor High School, 913 N Wilson Ave, Prichard
  4:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Varsity Football @ Blount
  Theodore High School Mobile, AL 36606
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Alabama High School Football Ranking: Top 25 Teams – Sept. 27 (on3.com)

Mobile

• Mobile County approves $232.9M budget, with parks and personnel costs driving growth (al.com)
• Security plans in place ahead of Trump's Friday visit to Mobile (fox10tv.com)
• Mobile Police seize marijuana worth $1.6 million during Tillman's Corner search, officials say (wkrg.com)

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