Laurel School District (Mississippi)
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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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Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

 (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
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