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Schools in Harlansburg

Harlansburg’s public schools

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

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

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

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 15% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
976 students on the public path
In brief

Harlansburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Harlansburg’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Laurel HS places highest (better than 95%); Laurel MS lowest (57%). 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 Harlansburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Laurel El Schin New CastleB+
7–8Laurel MSin New CastleB
9–12Laurel HSin New CastleA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Laurel School District.

The district

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

Laurel School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 976 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,460PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 55.1% · 546 students tested
Math58%
State average 36.1% · 516 students tested

Harlansburg vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Harlansburg’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harlansburg—Laurel

Every school in Harlansburg

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

Also serving Harlansburgin other towns
Laurel El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · New Castle
B+
503 students16:1Rate it →
Laurel MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · New Castle
B
160 students24:1Rate it →
Laurel HS
High · Grades 9–12 · New Castle
A+
313 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Harlansburg’s schools

Are Harlansburg’s schools good?

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

What school district is Harlansburg in?

Laurel School District.

Where do Harlansburg kids go to high school?

Laurel HS.

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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.