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South Laurel High School

Q: Is South Laurel High School a good school?

Yes. South Laurel High School ranks in the top 9.2% of Kentucky high schools.

Q: How many students attend South Laurel High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,119 students attended South Laurel High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of South Laurel High School?

Students at South Laurel High School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Public Grades 9-12

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 91% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

South Laurel High School in London serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,119 students in Laurel County. Its latest test results are above the state in five of six subjects, and its graduation rate is strong. The most important family context is that high graduation rates coexist with substantial absenteeism: 97% of students graduated in 2025–26, compared with 94% statewide, while 35% were chronically absent, versus 24% statewide.

Writing is the school’s clearest academic strength, while 10th-grade math is its main weakness against nearby schools and the district. In 2025–26, 73% of students were proficient in 11th-grade writing—26 points above the state, 9 above Laurel County, and 11 above the nearby-school average. That result edged out Corbin High School’s 72%. In 10th-grade math, South Laurel’s 40% matched the state but was 6 points below the district and 8 below the nearby-school average; it trailed North Laurel High School and Corbin, though it was ahead of Clay County High School. Overall, South Laurel was above the nearby-school average in four of six subjects.

Results have improved in some areas but shifted sharply in others: writing rose from 48% in 2022–23 to 73% in 2025–26, while math fell 15 points in the latest year, to 40%; science increased 10 points, to 37%. SchoolDigger ranks South Laurel 24th of 262 statewide, in the 91st percentile with five stars. Its student–teacher ratio was 19.9 in 2024–25, and 66% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 60% average at the three nearby comparison schools. SchoolDigger’s subgroup standing for Special Education Students was notably lower than the overall ranking: the group ranked in the 38th percentile, down from the 80th in 2023–24. Hispanic Students’ standing rose sharply, from the 49th percentile in 2024–25 to the 86th in 2025–26. These subgroup rankings reflect SchoolDigger’s assessment of school performance for each group, not the students themselves.

1,119

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,414

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

201 South Laurel Rd
London, KY 40744

(606) 862-4727

District: Laurel County

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (54% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Kentucky high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% Kentucky)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg39%

24^th of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Laurel County

15^th of 158Laurel 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
2026	82.0	24 of 262	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	79.1	33 of 254	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	24 of 290	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	50 of 276	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	54 of 271	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	67 of 267	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	42 of 285	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	70 of 271	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	64.5	95 of 287	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	80 of 288	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	63.2	101 of 295	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.5	61 of 290	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	64.7	91 of 291	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	79 of 229	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	60 of 226	73.5%	★★★★☆
2010	55.3	87 of 223	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.5	90 of 217	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	68 of 217	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.4	104 of 217	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	65 of 153	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	52 of 154	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	51 of 166	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	41 of 244	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	44 of 239	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	53 of 261	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	37 of 253	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	46 of 252	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	38 of 236	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	102 of 249	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	74 of 234	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	70.6	9 of 38	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	80 of 102	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	69 of 115	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	16 of 115	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	46.1	59 of 115	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	37 of 92	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	15 of 245	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	73.1	42 of 242	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	31 of 274	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	78 of 272	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	50 of 266	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	15 of 234	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	45 of 254	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	38 of 232	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	19 of 243	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	78.5	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	22 of 262	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	64.3	65 of 259	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	82 of 257	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	63 of 238	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	37 of 251	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	88 of 237	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	52 of 84	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	34 of 168	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	34.6	101 of 162	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	50 of 226	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	38 of 253	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	49 of 251	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	47 of 273	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	72 of 264	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	85 of 260	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	79 of 203	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	75 of 219	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	96 of 198	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)76th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-53 vs school

Foster Care (2025)<1st percentile-87 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing73%+26 vs state

Reading57%+8 vs state

Social Studies57%+20 vs state

Editing and Mechanics57%+17 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science37%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	82	24^th of 262 public high schools	90.8%		79.1	33^rd of 254 public high schools	87.0%	9				40.0				57.0		37.0		73.0		57.0		57.0	$24,414	$1,948	$18,601
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)																	$35,756	$10,518	$25,238
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)
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%)	84.6	18^th of 262 public high schools	93.1%		58	86^th of 254 public high schools	66.1%	68				54.0				57.0		36.0		62.0		58.0		55.0	$23,351	$1,986	$17,425
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)							38.0	27.0									$50,382	$2,852	$27,978
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	Whitley 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%)	39.5	159^th of 262 public high schools	39.3%		46.9	137^th of 254 public high schools	46.1%	22	38.0	39.0	31.0	34.0	57.0	49.0	25.0	49.0			37.0	49.0	24.0	28.0	21.0	32.0	$34,305	$3,471	$15,892
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 262 public high schools	98.1%		94.3	5^th of 254 public high schools	98.0%					57.0				73.0		42.0		72.0		64.0		61.0	$24,824	$1,057	$13,829
Corbin Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	1909 South Snyder Ave	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 528-5338	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	—	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$25,652	$3,453	$16,951

Frequently Asked Questions about South Laurel High School

How many students attend South Laurel High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,119 students attended South Laurel High School.

What is the racial makeup of South Laurel High School?

Students at South Laurel High School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is South Laurel High School in?

Laurel County

Is South Laurel High School a good school?

Yes. South Laurel High School ranks in the top 9.2% of Kentucky high schools.

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