Total enrollment
10,380
-630 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Lawrence
Kansas · Public K-12
The Lawrence public-school footprint covers 20 schools and about 10,380 K-12 students, with an average school size near 519.
4-year change in Lawrence
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
-2 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
96,051
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
10,380
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
20
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Mills Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 494 |
| Broken Arrow Elem | Combined | M-M | · |
| Cordley Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 348 |
| Deerfield Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| Hillcrest Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 393 |
| Langston Hughes Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 560 |
| Lawrence Free State High | High | 09-12 | 1,774 |
| Lawrence High | High | 09-12 | 1,454 |
| Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School | Middle | 06-08 | 386 |
| Lawrence Southwest Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 641 |
| Lawrence Virtual School | Combined | KG-12 | 543 |
| Lawrence West Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 648 |
| New York Elem | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 |
| Pinckney Elem | Combined | M-M | · |
| Prairie Park Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 354 |
| Quail Run Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 421 |
| Schwegler Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 434 |
| Sunflower Elementary | Elementary | KG-05 | 444 |
| Sunset Hill Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 398 |
| Woodlawn Elem | Elementary | KG-05 | 240 |
About Lawrence
Lawrence is a medium-population Kansas city in terms of public-school footprint, with 20 schools and 10,380 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 11 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, and 3 other.
Schools in Lawrence average about 519 students each, 46% noticeably above the Kansas norm.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 6%: 11,010 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,380 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 20 to 18 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Lawrence discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.