There were 9,416 students enrolled in Laurel County School District in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, making up 92.7% of the Laurel County School District’s total enrollment.
Laurel County School District roughly covers 18 schools within Laurel County and has a main office in London.
Among those schools, North Laurel High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,373 students in the 2023-24 school year.
Despite ongoing efforts to address educational disparities, Kentucky’s achievement gaps persist. In the 2024 eighth-grade reading assessments, for example, Black students scored 24 points lower than their white peers, while Hispanic students were 19 points behind. In mathematics, the gaps were even more pronounced: Black students lagged by 29 points and Hispanic students by 19 points compared to white students. These disparities have remained relatively unchanged since 2000, highlighting the need for continued focus on equity in education.
Between 2019 and 2023, there was an increase of 260% in the number of available teaching posts in Kentucky schools. This often leads to larger class sizes, combining programs, and retaining staff despite potential negative impacts on teacher working conditions.
| School Name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Laurel High School | 1,385 | 1,373 | -0.9% |
| South Laurel High School | 1,222 | 1,254 | 2.6% |
| North Laurel Middle School | 1,089 | 1,027 | -5.7% |
| South Laurel Middle School | 1,057 | 1,003 | -5.1% |
| Hunter Hills Elementary School | 659 | 701 | 6.4% |
| London Elementary School | 603 | 627 | 4% |
| Bush Elementary School | 559 | 563 | 0.7% |
| Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary School | 471 | 455 | -3.4% |
| Colony Elementary School | 424 | 418 | -1.4% |
| Hazel Green Elementary School | 398 | 418 | 5% |
| Johnson Elementary School | 359 | 355 | -1.1% |
| Sublimity Elementary School | 351 | 340 | -3.1% |
| Camp Ground Elementary School | 345 | 337 | -2.3% |
| Keavy Elementary School | 318 | 335 | 5.3% |
| Cold Hill Elementary School | 297 | 284 | -4.4% |
| Laurel County Day Treatment | 222 | 209 | -5.9% |
| McDaniel Learning Center | 89 | 71 | -20.2% |
| Laurel County Schools Elearning Academy | 13 | 66 | 407.7% |