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ExploreLaurel School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2802460

Laurel School District

LAUREL, MS

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

2,620

-0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

94.8%

+8.2%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$11,477

-40.7%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

16.0:1

+17.6%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

9.8%

-39.1%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

40.8%

+67.9%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.1%

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