📍 600 Bob Gill Dr, Lawson, Ray County, 64062
Lawson High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lawson, Ray County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawson R-Xiv school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawson High enrolls 338 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 338 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Lawson High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 21, state house district 8.
Lawson High is one of 3 schools in LAWSON R-XIV, based in LAWSON, Missouri. The district serves 1,143 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Lawson High is close to the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant