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Laurel Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Laurel.

Laurel’s School Grade C better than 31% of Montana school districts

Students
1,157
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,447
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$64.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Laurel Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $64.1M, about $55,438 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Laurel. Grade by grade →

PK–KSouth SchoolThis district
3–4Fred W Graff SchoolThis district
5–8Laurel Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Laurel High SchoolLaurel High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency30%
State average 35.2% · 862 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 45.7% · 862 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 87% at Laurel High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,447 per student · 8% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 30%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,244’20
1,275’21
1,272’22
1,204’23
1,157’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.