W. P. Davidson High School is a four-year senior high school located in Mobile, Alabama. Its first class graduated in 1963. The school operates in the Mobile County Public School System. There are roughly 1,700 students and 110-125 staff members at the school. The birth of W.P. Davidson High School was in 1960 when a tenth-grade class was contained in the building of the Azalea Road Junior High School.Each year an additional grade was included, until the 1962-1963 school year when Davidson graduated its first class.That same year the modern building, which previously had been only a dream to Davidson students, became a reality.The much envied seniors were given the esteemed privilege of attending classes in the new structure during the last two weeks of school. The dedication of W.P. Davidson was during September.