📍 4700 Overland Drive, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66049
Lawrence Free State High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 1,777 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawrence Free State High enrolls 1,777 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 90.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 9.6% Two or more races and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,223 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 170 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 169 | 9.5% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 72 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 39 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
573 of the school's 1,777 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 438 qualify for free lunch and 135 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.
Lawrence Free State High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 45.
Lawrence Free State High is one of 20 schools in Lawrence, based in Lawrence, Kansas. The district serves 10,443 students district-wide and employs 768 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,777 students, Lawrence Free State High is larger than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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