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Laurel High School

1100 W 12TH STREET, LAUREL, MS 39440 · (601) 649-4145 · Jones County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Mississippi public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools

Enrollment
732
High
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 651
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
731 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 918225%
Grade 1019326%
Grade 1118125%
Grade 1217624%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
101%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 40% · US 43%
Hispanic
11416%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
57478%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 45% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
314%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
35549%
Female
37752%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
43.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

MAAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.7%45.2%
2023-2430.2%43.9%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Laurel High School

Laurel High School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Laurel High School this school73299.9%45.9%
Canton High School
Canton
899100.0%44.4%
Moss Point High School
MOSS POINT
491100.0%58.8%
Hattiesburg High School
HATTIESBURG
1,01499.9%57.2%
Crystal Springs High School
Crystal Springs
39799.7%42.7%
Leake Central High School
CARTHAGE
592100.0%38.3%
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Laurel High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Mississippi
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.9%#134 of 192
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.2%#153 of 199
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.7%#101 of 199
▲ 42
Enrollment
ranked largest first
732#66 of 203
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#183 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.9%#125 of 192
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.9%#44 of 194
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.5%#58 of 121
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
732
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2573242.517.2:1100% (731)
2023-2471537.119.3:1100% (715)
2022-2370837.418.9:1100% (708)
2020-217104316.5:1100% (710)
2017-1880952.415.4:1100% (809)
2015-168345216.0:1100% (834)
2010-117284217.3:184% (611)
2000-018634519.2:187% (747)
1990-918004517.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel High School.

About Laurel High School

Laurel High School is a mid-sized high school in LAUREL, Mississippi. It reports enrollment of 732 students in grades 9 through 12.

The 6 schools in Laurel School District enroll 2,620 students altogether, Laurel High School among them.

Of every 100 students at Laurel High School, about 78 are Black. It is also 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Jones County's residents are about 29% Black, 50 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Laurel High School scores 36%.

Laurel High School reported 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.2:1. High schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 12.6:1. Roughly 100% of students at Laurel High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Jones County.

Laurel High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Mississippi public high schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Laurel High School, the prediction is 44.2% and the result is 45.9%.

Census data for Jones County show the median household earns about $52,216 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Laurel High School, Jones County has 20 public schools.

Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Laurel High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Laurel High School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

In the federal locale system, Laurel High School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 732, from 710 in 2020-21.

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Jones County at a glance

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Population
66,472
Census ACS
Median income
$52,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
11,313 students

Quick facts

School name
Laurel High School
District
Laurel School District
Address
1100 W 12TH STREET, LAUREL, MS 39440
Phone
(601) 649-4145
County
Jones County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
732
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
731 (100%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
280246000479
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Laurel School District
Other schools in LAUREL
Other Laurel High schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Laurel High. Laurel High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Laurel High School
How large is Laurel High School?
Laurel High School enrolls approximately 732 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Laurel High School serve?
Laurel High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laurel High School is approximately 17.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laurel High School?
At Laurel High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Laurel High School public or private?
Laurel High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Laurel School District.
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