Laurel Middle School

Located at 1600 Grandview Drive, in Laurel, Mississippi, Laurel Middle School is a moderately sized middle school that works with 388 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within Laurel School District.

Within Laurel School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,620 students, Laurel Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Laurel Middle School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Jones County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jones County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Jones County shows median household income runs about $52,216, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Laurel Middle School is one of 20 public schools in Jones County (combined enrollment of about 11,313 students).

The closest other public school is Laurel Upper Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 38%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 89% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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