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Laurel High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1100 W 12th Street, Laurel, MS 39440 · (601) 649-4145 · Part of Laurel School District

Laurel’s School Grade B better than 56% of Mississippi school districts

Students
732
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Laurel High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state

On the path

Where Laurel kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Laurel Middle School388 students
9–12Laurel High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1100 W 12th Street, Laurel

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9182
Grade 10193
Grade 11181
Grade 12176
Enrollment over time
710’20
715’21
708’22
715’23
732’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 78%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 4%White 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Laurel High School from Laurel families.

Other schools in Laurel School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Laurel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.