Laurel Middle School
Public middle school, 7 to ungraded · Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel Middle School in Laurel, Mississippi enrolled 388 students in 2024-25 with 23.3 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Mississippi middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 35%
555 students in 2022-23, 380 students in 2023-24, 388 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.7 to 23.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 555 | 35.7 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 25.1 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 388 | 23.3 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Mississippi middle schools
Among the 175 Mississippi middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 281 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Laurel Middle School enrolled 562 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 389 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 281 of the 562 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions389
- Chronically absent49.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.9% of students were Black, 13.9% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black79.9%
- Hispanic13.9%
- Two or more races3.6%
- White2.3%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Laurel Middle School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 22% | 27% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 30% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Laurel
2 public middle schools in Laurel report 2024-25 enrollment; Laurel Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Middle School | 388 | 16.6 | 100.0% |
| Laurel Upper Elementary | 253 | 13.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Laurel Middle School
- Laurel Upper ElementaryThe nearest public middle school, 0.1 miles away: 253 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Heidelberg Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 104 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Laurel Middle School with Laurel Upper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Laurel School District spends per student$12,215 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,215
- The largest public schools in MississippiLaurel Middle School is the number 86 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#86 of 176
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.16.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Laurel Middle School
How many students attend Laurel Middle School?
388 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 555 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Laurel, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel Middle School?
16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Laurel Middle School a Title I school?
Laurel Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Laurel Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Laurel Middle School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Laurel Middle School in?
Laurel School District, NCES district ID 2802460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280246001345 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.