Laurel School District

Public Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Laurel.

At a glance

2,620Students enrolled

8Schools

$12,464Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Laurel

Grades PK–6

Oak Park Elementary School or Laurel Magnet School Of The ArtsDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6

Nora Davis Elementary or Laurel Magnet School Of The ArtsDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Laurel Middle School388 students · LaurelThis district

Grades 9–12

Laurel High School732 students · LaurelThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MS

Math proficiency16%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts18%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 87.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,464

per student each year · 1% above the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration42%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)32%

State31%

Federal37%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,481’20

2,441’21

2,367’22

2,648’23

2,620’24

Students

Black · 81%2,116

Hispanic · 14%364

Two or more races · 3%87

White · 2%44

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%5

Asian · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

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Nora Davis ElementaryElementary · Grades 2–4 · 519 students · Laurel

Public 📚

Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 405 students · Laurel

DPublic 📚

Laurel Magnet School Of The ArtsElementary · Grades PK–6 · 323 students · Laurel

A+Public 📚

Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 388 students · Laurel

C-Public 📚

Laurel Upper ElementaryMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 253 students · Laurel

DPublic 🏫

Laurel High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 732 students · Laurel

C-Public 🏫

LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL VOC COMPLEXHigh · Grades 9–12 · Laurel

Public 📚

LAUREL EDUCATION CENTEROther · Grades 4–12 · Laurel

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.