The Laurel School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Laurel

Laurel, Mississippi

Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,393 although a significant population increase has been reported following Hurricane Katrina. Located in southeast Mississippi, southeast of...

, Mississippi

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 (USA

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Schools

*Laurel High School (Grades 9-12)
Carl Michael Day, Principal; Jaymar Jackson, Asst. Principal; Brian Foster, Asst. Principal; Becky Sanders, Vocational Director



*Laurel Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Jeannine Agee, Principal and Jason R. Case, Asst. Principal



*Nora Davis Magnet School (Grades K-5)

Elaine Read, Principal



*Mason Elementary School (Grades K-5)

Dr. Ken Culpepper, Principal and Ruth Ann Evans, Asst. Principal



*Oak Park Elementary School (Grades K-5)
Tito T. Lanier, Principal; Patricia Beasley, Asst. Principal; Pamela Arrington, Asst. Principal



*Stainton Elementary School (Grades K-5)
Ruby Lovett, Principal and Gertrude Reed, Asst. Principal



*Laurel Education Center (Alt. Education Center)
David Lewis, Principal

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 3,060 students enrolled in the Laurel School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 87.84% African American, 7.75% White, 4.28% Hispanic, and 0.13% Asian. 81.0% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	3,099	49%	51%	0.16%	88.74%	2.74%	–	8.36%
2004-05	3,086	50%	50%	0.06%	87.14%	2.72%	0.03%	10.05%
2003-04	3,137	49%	51%	0.03%	86.90%	1.79%	0.06%	11.22%
2002-03	3,154	50%	50%	0.10%	85.16%	1.68%	0.03%	13.03%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	1	1	1	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	1	0	0
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	3	3	3	4	2
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	1	2	1	0	2
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	1	1
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0