Total enrollment
10,380
-630 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Lawrence
Kansas · 10,380 students · 1 city
20 public K-12 schools operate under Lawrence in Kansas, teaching roughly 10,380 students (11 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high).
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
How Lawrence ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #38 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,380 | #7 of 156 | #879 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #8 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #139 of 154 | #5,590 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.2% | #103 of 156 | #5,377 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #15 of 85 | #1,964 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lawrence
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Langston Hughes Elem at 73.7% proficient to Billy Mills Middle School at 24.3%, a gap of 49.4 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 10,821 to 10,380 students (down 4%) and from 732 to 687 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Free State High | Lawrence | High | 09-12 | 1,774 |
| Lawrence High | Lawrence | High | 09-12 | 1,454 |
| Lawrence West Middle School | Lawrence | Middle | 06-08 | 648 |
| Lawrence Southwest Middle School | Lawrence | Middle | 06-08 | 641 |
| Langston Hughes Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 560 |
| Lawrence Virtual School | Lawrence | Combined | KG-12 | 543 |
| Billy Mills Middle School | Lawrence | Middle | 06-08 | 494 |
| Sunflower Elementary | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 444 |
| Schwegler Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 434 |
| Deerfield Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| Quail Run Elementary | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 421 |
| New York Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 |
| Sunset Hill Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 398 |
| Hillcrest Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 393 |
| Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School | Lawrence | Middle | 06-08 | 386 |
| Prairie Park Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 354 |
| Cordley Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 348 |
| Woodlawn Elem | Lawrence | Elementary | KG-05 | 240 |
| Broken Arrow Elem | Lawrence | Combined | M-M | · |
| Pinckney Elem | Lawrence | Combined | M-M | · |
About Lawrence
Across 20 schools, Lawrence hosts about 10,380 students in Kansas. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Lawrence is built around 11 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Lawrence runs about 519 students per school, 46% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,380 students, fell 6% from the 11,010 reported in SY 2020-21. Lawrence now counts 18 public schools, down from 20 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Lawrence discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.