Total enrollment
2,620
-213 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Laurel School District
Mississippi · 2,620 students · 2 cities
9 public K-12 schools operate under Laurel School District in Mississippi, teaching roughly 2,620 students (3 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Laurel School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Laurel School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #113 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,620 | #51 of 136 | #3,637 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #43 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #126 of 136 | #6,639 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 100.0% | #7 of 135 | #79 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #81 of 105 | #4,586 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Laurel School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts at 85.4% proficient to Oak Park Elementary School at 19.0%, a gap of 66.4 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel High School | Laurel | High | 09-12 | 732 |
| Nora Davis Elementary | Laurel | Elementary | 02-04 | 519 |
| Oak Park Elementary School | Laurel | Elementary | PK-01 | 405 |
| Laurel Middle School | Laurel | Middle | 07-08 | 388 |
| Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts | Laurel | Elementary | PK-06 | 323 |
| Laurel Upper Elementary | Laurel | Middle | 05-06 | 253 |
| LAUREL EDUCATION CENTER | Laurel | Combined | 04-12 | 0 |
| LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL VOC COMPLEX | Laurel | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Laurel | Combined | M-M | · |
About Laurel School District
Laurel School District runs 9 public schools across Mississippi, collectively enrolling roughly 2,620 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Laurel School District comprises 3 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Laurel School District runs about 291 students per school, 42% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 498.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Laurel School District has shrank 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,833 students to 2,620.
On allk12, the community for Laurel School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.