This is a 3.8% decrease from the previous school year.
Laurel High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 708 students.
A snapshot of Laurel School District showed 82.4% of students were Black, 9.6% were Hispanic, 2% were white, and 1.9% multiracial.
Laurel School District roughly covers six schools within Jones County and has a main office in Laurel.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel High School | 0% | 85.5% | 11.6% | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Laurel Magnet School of the Arts | 0% | 83.9% | 0% | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| Laurel Middle School | 0% | 82.2% | 13.5% | 2.3% | 2.0% |
| Laurel Upper Elementary School | 0% | 80.3% | 14.6% | 5.1% | 0% |
| Mason Elementary School | 0% | 72.2% | 17.4% | 10.4% | 0% |
| Oak Park Elementary School | 0% | 85.8% | 0% | 14.2% | 0% |
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