Laurel SD

Public school district · Lawrence County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4213380

Laurel SD spent $17,984 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $19,062). Its 3 schools enrolled 976 students in 2024-25; 60.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,460 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Laurel SD in enrollment (983 to 998 students) and Laurel SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Laurel SD, FY23Burgettstown Area SD $19,976; Wilmington Area SD $19,591; Shenango Area SD $19,562; The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds $19,175; Newport SD $18,889; Laurel SD $17,984; Curwensville Area SD $17,381; Bethlehem-Center SD $17,307; Esperanza Cyber Charter School $17,289; Kane Area SD $17,109; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.14k16k18k20k22kBurgettstown Area SD$19,976Wilmington Area SD$19,591Shenango Area SD$19,562The Philadelphia CS for Arts a…$19,175Newport SD$18,889Laurel SD$17,984Curwensville Area SD$17,381Bethlehem-Center SD$17,307Esperanza Cyber Charter School$17,289Kane Area SD$17,109State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Laurel SD, FY23Burgettstown Area SD $19,976; Wilmington Area SD $19,591; Shenango Area SD $19,562; The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds $19,175; Newport SD $18,889; Laurel SD $17,984; Curwensville Area SD $17,381; Bethlehem-Center SD $17,307; Esperanza Cyber Charter School $17,289; Kane Area SD $17,109; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.14k16k18k20k22kBurgettstown Area SD$19,976Wilmington Area SD$19,591Shenango Area SD$19,562The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sc…$19,175Newport SD$18,889Laurel SD$17,984Curwensville Area SD$17,381Bethlehem-Center SD$17,307Esperanza Cyber Charter School$17,289Kane Area SD$17,109State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Laurel SD, FY23Burgettstown Area SD $19,976; Wilmington Area SD $19,591; Shenango Area SD $19,562; The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds $19,175; Newport SD $18,889; Laurel SD $17,984; Curwensville Area SD $17,381; Bethlehem-Center SD $17,307; Esperanza Cyber Charter School $17,289; Kane Area SD $17,109; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.14k18k22kBurgettstown Area SD$19,976Wilmington Area SD$19,591Shenango Area SD$19,562The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences a…$19,175Newport SD$18,889Laurel SD$17,984Curwensville Area SD$17,381Bethlehem-Center SD$17,307Esperanza Cyber Charter School$17,289Kane Area SD$17,109State median, under 1,000 students $19,062
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Laurel SD, FY23Burgettstown Area SD $19,976; Wilmington Area SD $19,591; Shenango Area SD $19,562; The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds $19,175; Newport SD $18,889; Laurel SD $17,984; Curwensville Area SD $17,381; Bethlehem-Center SD $17,307; Esperanza Cyber Charter School $17,289; Kane Area SD $17,109; State median, under 1,000 students $19,062.14k18k22kBurgettstown Area SD$19,976Wilmington Area SD$19,591Shenango Area SD$19,562The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Scienc…$19,175Newport SD$18,889Laurel SD$17,984Curwensville Area SD$17,381Bethlehem-Center SD$17,307Esperanza Cyber Charter School$17,289Kane Area SD$17,109State median, under 1,000 students $19,062

Where the money came from

$20,674,000 in revenue: 60.5% state, 33.6% local and 6.0% federal. Total spending including $871,000 of capital outlay was $19,554,000, or $19,852 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Laurel SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,499,000; Local $6,939,000; Federal $1,236,000; total $20,674,000.
  • State$12,499,000 60%
  • Local$6,939,000 34%
  • Federal$1,236,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 254 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

985 students in 2022-23, 979 students in 2023-24, 976 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Laurel SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 985, 2023-24: 979, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239852023-249792024-25976
Laurel SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 985, 2023-24: 979, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239852023-249792024-25976
Laurel SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 985, 2023-24: 979, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239852023-249792024-25976
Laurel SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 985, 2023-24: 979, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239852023-249792024-25976

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2398568.514.4
2023-2497969.514.1
2024-2597666.514.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$5,949,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,040 per student

Laurel SD booked $5,949,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 69 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $86,847 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 65 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$4,720,00079.3%
Special education$813,00013.7%
Vocational$100,0001.7%
Other programs$316,0005.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,361 in 2018-19, $5,631 in 2019-20, $5,905 in 2020-21, $5,971 in 2021-22, $6,040 in 2022-23.

Laurel SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,361, 2019-20: $5,631, 2020-21: $5,905, 2021-22: $5,971, 2022-23: $6,04002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3612019-20$5,6312020-21$5,9052021-22$5,9712022-23$6,040
Laurel SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,361, 2019-20: $5,631, 2020-21: $5,905, 2021-22: $5,971, 2022-23: $6,04002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3612019-20$5,6312020-21$5,9052021-22$5,9712022-23$6,040
Laurel SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,361, 2019-20: $5,631, 2020-21: $5,905, 2021-22: $5,971, 2022-23: $6,04002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3612019-20$5,6312020-21$5,9052021-22$5,9712022-23$6,040
Laurel SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,361, 2019-20: $5,631, 2020-21: $5,905, 2021-22: $5,971, 2022-23: $6,04002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3612019-20$5,6312020-21$5,9052021-22$5,9712022-23$6,040

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Laurel SD scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading and 52-56% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts63-67%54%458
Math52-56%34%458

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 90 students in Laurel SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate95% or more87.5%
Students in the class90136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 503 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Laurel Elementary School50316.236.2%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 160 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Laurel Middle School16024.436.9%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 313 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Laurel High School31310.832.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Laurel SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Laurel SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentLaurel SD ranks 159 of 254 Pennsylvania districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,984).#159 of 254
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaLaurel SD is the number 432 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 985 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#432 of 775
  3. The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR EdmundsThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 986 students in fall 2022, $19,175 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,175
  4. Kane Area SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 984 students in fall 2022, $17,109 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,109
  5. Compare Laurel SD with The Philadelphia CS for Arts and Sciences at HR EdmundsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Laurel High School, its largest high school313 students in 2024-25, 10.8 per teacher.313
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaLaurel SD spent $86,847 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$86,847
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Laurel SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Laurel SD?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 976 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Laurel SD spend per student?
    $17,984 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $19,062 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,460 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Laurel SD's money come from?
    $20,674,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.5% state, 33.6% local and 6.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Laurel SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 76 of the 1,122 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Laurel SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,949,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,040 per student. Divided by the 69 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $86,847 per teacher, more than 65 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Laurel SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Laurel SD scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading and 52-56% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Laurel SD?
    95% or more of the 90 students in Laurel SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Laurel SD's NCES district ID?
    4213380. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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