Lawrence North High School

Lawrence North High School operates as a substantial high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by MSD Lawrence Township. Current enrollment sits at 2,799 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 243% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Within MSD Lawrence Township, which oversees 16 schools and 16,747 students, Lawrence North High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lawrence North High School logs that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 150 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Lawrence North High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Lawrence North High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Crestview Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 2,524 students in 2018 compared to 2,799 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 19% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Lawrence North High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.