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Nora Davis Magnet School

1305 Martin Luther King Drive

Tel: (601)428-7782

Nora Davis Magnet School serves 374 students in grades PK-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the MS average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 54%.
Nora Davis Magnet School operates within the Laurel School District.

The student population of 374 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 22 teachers has declined by 18% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.13 is less than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	16:1

Hispanic	2%	3%

Black	93%	49%

White	5%	46%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	1%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.13	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	100%	67%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	7%

Laurel School District's student population of 3,269 students has grown by 10% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,599 is higher than the state average of $9,526. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,105 is higher than the state average of $9,407. The district spending/student has declined by 39% over four years.

School District Name	Laurel School District
Number of Schools Managed	8	5
Number of Students Managed	3,269	2,139

District Total Revenue	$33 MM	$20 MM

District Spending	$34 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,599	$9,526

District Spending / Student	$11,105	$9,407

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