Total enrollment
8,330
+190 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Laurel
Mississippi · Public K-12
Laurel's public-school count of 16 reflects a system enrolling about 8,330 students inside Mississippi, broken out as 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high.
4-year change in Laurel
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
17,679
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
8,330
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
16
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jones Elementary | Elementary | PK-06 | 794 |
| Glade Elementary | Elementary | PK-06 | 423 |
| Jones Co Career & Technical Education Ctr | High | 07-12 | 0 |
| LAUREL EDUCATION CENTER | Combined | 04-12 | 0 |
| Laurel High School | High | 09-12 | 732 |
| LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL VOC COMPLEX | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts | Elementary | PK-06 | 323 |
| Laurel Middle School | Middle | 07-08 | 388 |
| Laurel Upper Elementary | Middle | 05-06 | 253 |
| MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Combined | M-M | · |
| Nora Davis Elementary | Elementary | 02-04 | 519 |
| North Jones Elementary School | Elementary | PK-06 | 854 |
| Northeast Jones High School | High | 07-13 | 938 |
| Oak Park Elementary School | Elementary | PK-01 | 405 |
| West Jones Elementary School | Elementary | PK-06 | 1,114 |
| West Jones High School | High | 07-13 | 1,587 |
About Laurel
Laurel is a moderately sized Mississippi city in terms of public-school footprint, with 16 schools and 8,330 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 7 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high, and 2 other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 8,140 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,330 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Laurel discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.