Laurel Elementary School

Laurel Elementary School, a sizable elementary campus in Laurel, Delaware, overseen by Laurel School District, educates 1,145 students, covering grades 1 through 6. That puts it 148% larger than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 461 students.

Laurel School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,544 students. Laurel Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Laurel Elementary School records that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sussex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $81,497 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Sussex County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students), Laurel Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Laurel Senior High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Laurel Elementary School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

On allk12, members of the Laurel Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.