📍 101 Blue Pride Dr, Lawton, Van Buren County, 49065
Lawton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lawton, Van Buren County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawton Community School District school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawton High School enrolls 289 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 289 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 119 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Lawton High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.
Lawton High School is one of 4 schools in Lawton Community School District, based in LAWTON, Michigan. The district serves 1,027 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, Lawton High School is close to the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe