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Schools in Laurel

Laurel’s public schools

Franklin County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Laurel. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
1,944 students on the public path
In brief

Laurel’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Laurel’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Mount Carmel School places highest (better than 76%); Laurel School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Laurel, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Franklin County High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Laurel, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
7–8Franklin County Middle Schoolin BrookvilleC
9–12Franklin County Highin BrookvilleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Franklin County Community School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Franklin County Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,944 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,144IN $13,688 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 41.3% · 1042 students tested
Math36%
State average 37.5% · 1040 students tested

Laurel vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Laurel’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Laurel—Franklin County Community School Corporation

Every school in Laurel

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Laurelin other towns
Brookville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookville
B
487 students15:1Rate it →
Laurel School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
245 students13:1Rate it →
Mount Carmel School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cedar Grove
A−
213 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brookville
C
385 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookville
B−
614 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Laurel’s schools

Are Laurel’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Laurel. Franklin County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Laurel. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Laurel in?

Franklin County Community School Corporation.

Where do Laurel kids go to high school?

Franklin County High.

Parents talk

What Laurel families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.