North Laurel High School

North Laurel High School is a roomy senior high in London, Kentucky, operated by Laurel County. The school educates 1,252 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 124% bigger than the state mean of about 558.

Across the 18 schools in Laurel County (8,676 students total), North Laurel High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, North Laurel High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic. Compared to Laurel County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, North Laurel High School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting North Laurel High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Laurel County (around 68%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, North Laurel High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 40.3%.

In the area at large, Laurel County reports that median household income runs about $57,771, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Laurel County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,220 students), of which North Laurel High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Laurel County Schools eLearning Academy, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Laurel High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Laurel High School has ticked down 12%, going from 1,416 students in 2018 to 1,252 in 2025.

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