📍 1901 Louisiana St, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66046
Lawrence High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 1,589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawrence High enrolls 1,589 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 964 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 182 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 72 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 46 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
786 of the school's 1,589 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 621 qualify for free lunch and 165 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 High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 10.
Lawrence 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 1,589 students, Lawrence 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