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C

Laurel High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Laurel.

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

Students
578
Schools
1
Spent per student
$12,555
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Laurel High School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $720 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CLaurel 7,205

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Laurel. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 35.2% · 134 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 132 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 85.5% · 148 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$12,555 per student · 7% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 44%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
646’20
629’21
619’22
609’23
578’24

Down 10.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Laurel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Laurel
C
578 students16:1

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.