📍 8000 Cherry Ln, Laurel, Prince George's County, 20707
Laurel High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Laurel, Prince George's County. The school has 2,134 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Laurel High enrolls 2,134 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 120 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,075 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 878 | 41% |
| White | 76 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 67 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,476 of the school's 2,134 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,323 qualify for free lunch and 153 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Laurel High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-40, state senate district 21, state house district 21.
Laurel High is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,134 students, Laurel High is larger than the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large