Laurel School District
A public school district in Laurel, Mississippi, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,620
- Students enrolled
- 163.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 379
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,215
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,620 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,684th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 51st of 152 in Mississippi. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,215 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Laurel School District spent $12,215 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,245 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,215 | $33.1 million | 2,712 |
| FY2022 | $10,638 | $29.8 million | 2,800 |
| FY2021 | $9,885 | $28.0 million | 2,833 |
| FY2020 | $10,489 | $32.4 million | 3,091 |
| FY2019 | $9,801 | $31.1 million | 3,171 |
| FY2018 | $9,473 | $30.1 million | 3,181 |
| FY2017 | $9,782 | $31.1 million | 3,177 |
| FY2016 | $9,486 | $31.1 million | 3,280 |
| FY2015 | $9,501 | $31.1 million | 3,269 |
| FY2014 | $9,902 | $30.5 million | 3,082 |
| FY2013 | $9,410 | $29.3 million | 3,118 |
| FY2012 | $9,037 | $26.9 million | 2,971 |
| FY2011 | $8,657 | $26.2 million | 3,021 |
| FY2010 | $8,906 | $27.5 million | 3,089 |
| FY2009 | $9,710 | $29.3 million | 3,019 |
| FY2008 | $10,339 | $30.9 million | 2,984 |
| FY2007 | $8,106 | $24.8 million | 3,060 |
| FY2006 | $8,389 | $25.3 million | 3,013 |
| FY2005 | $7,245 | $21.9 million | 3,018 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.0 million | 29.1% |
| State | $17.4 million | 36.2% |
| Local | $16.7 million | 34.8% |
| Total | $48.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Laurel Education Center | 0 |
| Laurel High School Voc Complex | 0 |
| Laurel High School | 732 |
| Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts | 323 |
| Laurel Middle School | 388 |
| Laurel Upper Elementary | 253 |
| Nora Davis Elementary | 519 |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 405 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2802460
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Mississippi — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Mississippi — A to Z, each with its page.
- Mississippi on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved