Lawrence Gardner High School

Located at 1430 NW 25th ST, in Topeka, Kansas, Lawrence Gardner High School is a tiny high school that caters to 111 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Department of Corrections. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 410.

Department of Corrections is the operating authority for Lawrence Gardner High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Lawrence Gardner High School shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 23% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lawrence Gardner High School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 41.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 92% of students at Lawrence Gardner High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Shawnee County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, Shawnee County reports that median household income runs about $67,104, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Shawnee County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,294 students), of which Lawrence Gardner High School is one.

Logan Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

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