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North Laurel High School

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North Laurel High School ranks 86 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 66% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

North Laurel High School is a public high school serving 1,260 students in grades 9-12 in London, Kentucky. The school is part of the Laurel County School District, which is ranked 9th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Laurel High School has consistently ranked in the top 50-100 high schools in Kentucky, with a current ranking of 86 out of 254 schools. The school's performance on state assessments and ACT exams is generally above the Laurel County and Kentucky state averages, particularly in subjects like English, Reading, and Social Studies. North Laurel High School also has a strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students, who rank among the top schools in the state. However, the school faces challenges with a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 25% to 38.1% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, South Laurel High School consistently outperforms North Laurel High School in academic measures, such as state assessment scores and ACT performance, and has a higher statewide ranking. Additionally, Corbin High School, a school in the neighboring Corbin Independent district, outperforms North Laurel High School across multiple academic indicators and has a higher statewide ranking. Despite these challenges, North Laurel High School has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91% to 94.6% over the past few years, which is above the state average.

1,252

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,314

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 East Hal Rogers Parkway
London, KY 40741

(606) 862-4699

District: Laurel County

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Hispanic:

2.8%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2024 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2024) to 66th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

Kentucky avg37%

86^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Laurel County

9^th of 157Laurel County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	86 of 254	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.0	36 of 290	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	45 of 276	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	69 of 271	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	66 of 267	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	88 of 285	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	110 of 271	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.9	67 of 287	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	59.3	113 of 288	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	160 of 295	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.5	101 of 290	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	119 of 291	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.4	119 of 229	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.1	173 of 226	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	179 of 223	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	155 of 217	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	57.2	75 of 217	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.1	128 of 217	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	70.6	19 of 153	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	56 of 154	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	80 of 166	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	113 of 166	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	54 of 239	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	28 of 261	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	47 of 253	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	61 of 252	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	57 of 236	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	46 of 249	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	112 of 234	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	79.5	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2022	54.8	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	41.8	77 of 102	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	78 of 115	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	83.3	9 of 116	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	90 of 242	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	50 of 274	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	48 of 272	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	51 of 266	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	58 of 234	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	113 of 254	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	119 of 232	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	92 of 239	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	47 of 262	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	29 of 259	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	81 of 257	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	96 of 238	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	128 of 251	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	139 of 237	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	42 of 86	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	42 of 168	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	34.0	106 of 162	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	64 of 226	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	116 of 251	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	53 of 273	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	58 of 264	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	92 of 260	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	85 of 203	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	92 of 219	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	124 of 198	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2023)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)76th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%+5 vs state

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

Social Studies42%+4 vs state

Science18%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
North Laurel High School	Public	9-12	1300 East Hal Rogers Parkway	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4699	1,252	62	20.1	58.3%	1,170 (93.5%)	12 (1.0%)	35 (2.8%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	15 (1.2%)	58	86^th of 254 public high schools	66.1%		78	36^th of 290 public high schools	87.6%	50				49.0				52.0	18.0				42.0			$25,314	$1,315	$1,086	$2,401	$15,977	$3,764	$19,818
Laurel County Schools Center for Innovation	Public	10-12	1100 East Fourth Street	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-5580	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Laurel High School	Public	9-12	201 South Laurel Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4727	1,119	56	19.9	66.1%	1,019 (91.1%)	16 (1.4%)	48 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.0%)	79.1	33^rd of 254 public high schools	87.0%		82	24^th of 290 public high schools	91.7%	9				55.0				61.0	27.0				50.0			$29,455	$1,146	$818	$1,964	$16,028	$4,195	$20,223
McDaniel Learning Center	Public	9-12	275 South Laurel Rd.	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4781	29	4	7.2	89.7%	26 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Laurel County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	65 Marydell Rd	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-6605	63	4	15.7	85.7%	55 (87.3%)	3 (4.8%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)								30.0
Barnabus Home High School	Public	9-12	4500 Highway 30 W	Annville	40402	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 364-2111	10	1	20.0	100.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Southeast Kentucky Academy	Public	9-12	108 Roy Kidd Ave	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 689-6301	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
High School Homebound	Public	9-12	108 Roy Kidd Ave	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 528-1303	14	4	3.6	57.1%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lynn Camp Middle High School	Public	6-12	100 N Ky 830	Corbin	40701	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2851	447	38	11.8	81.4%	431 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	46.9	137^th of 254 public high schools	46.1%		55.9	119^th of 290 public high schools	59.0%	18	26.0	32.0	28.0	45.0	39.0	34.0	33.0	55.0	20.0	26.0	46.0	31.0	30.0	49.0	32.0	$19,336	$4,040	$964	$5,004	$10,460	$3,871	$14,331
Corbin High School	Public	9-12	1901 Snyder Street	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 528-3902	820	48	17.0	51.2%	761 (92.8%)	5 (0.6%)	31 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	94.3	5^th of 254 public high schools	98.0%		93.8	9^th of 290 public high schools	96.9%	4				59.0				66.0	39.0		73.0		64.0		62.0	$21,696	$803	$488	$1,291	$10,596	$3,165	$13,761

Frequently Asked Questions about North Laurel High School

What is the racial makeup of North Laurel High School?

Students at North Laurel High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is North Laurel High School in?

Laurel County

How many students attend North Laurel High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,252 students attended North Laurel High School.

Is North Laurel High School a good school?

North Laurel High School ranks 86^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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