Laurel Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Laurel.

At a glance

1,157Students enrolled

4Schools

$12,447Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

68%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Laurel

Grades PK–K

South School158 students · LaurelThis district

Grades 3–4

Fred W Graff School245 students · LaurelThis district

Grades 5–8

Laurel Middle School506 students · LaurelThis district

Grades 9–12

Laurel High School578 students · LaurelLaurel High School 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 MT

Math proficiency28%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts36%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 87% at Laurel High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

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

Where the money goes

$12,447

per student each year · 8% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration36%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)60%

State30%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,244’20

1,275’21

1,272’22

1,204’23

1,157’24

Students

White · 87%1,009

Hispanic · 6%70

Two or more races · 4%52

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%19

Asian · 0%4

Black · 0%2

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

Schools4 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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West SchoolElementary · Grades 1–2 · 248 students · Laurel

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Fred W Graff SchoolElementary · Grades 3–4 · 245 students · Laurel

BPublic 📚

South SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 158 students · Laurel

Public 📚

Laurel Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 506 students · Laurel

CPublic

Where students go next · Laurel High School District

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Laurel High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 578 students · Laurel

CPublic

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.