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Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1125 North 5th Avenue
Laurel, MS 39440
Phone
(601) 428-7446
District
LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
JONES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
308
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

10

(10 is best)

Better than 100.0% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
48%
85%
47%
97%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
93%
45%
91%
44%
94%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
42%
80%
47%
94%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
78%
43%
76%
41%
79%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 35 11.4%
Kindergarten 35 11.4%
Grade 1 45 14.6%
Grade 2 39 12.7%
Grade 3 40 13.0%
Grade 4 38 12.3%
Grade 5 37 12.0%
Grade 6 39 12.7%
Total 308 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 11.6% 3.2% 44.9%
Black 85.4% 84.7% 48.3%
Hispanic 2.7% 11.7% 4.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 99.6%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 99.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,982 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,138.5 61
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.1% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,297 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 18.4% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.2% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.4% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.0% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.6% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.7% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.3% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 24.0% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,314 $16,425,574 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $555 $1,715,505 5.1%
Staff $546 $1,687,686 5.0%
General Administration $379 $1,171,489 3.5%
School Administration $714 $2,206,974 6.6%
Operation $1,740 $5,378,340 16.0%
Transportation $260 $803,660 2.4%
Other $225 $695,475 2.1%
Total Support $4,421 $13,665,311 40.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,114 $3,443,374 10.3%
Total Expenditures $10,849 $33,534,259 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,791 $2,571,482,498 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $549 $243,578,641 4.8%
Staff $462 $205,231,515 4.0%
General Administration $345 $153,073,043 3.0%
School Administration $608 $270,083,878 5.3%
Operation $1,028 $456,579,060 8.9%
Transportation $455 $201,987,912 4.0%
Other $271 $120,561,198 2.4%
Total Support $3,718 $1,651,159,564 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,991 $884,119,624 17.3%
Total Expenditures $11,500 $5,106,741,850 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%