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Enrollment
1,454
High
DISTRICT 1,614 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 200840001378
Lawrence High
1901 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS 66046 · (785) 832-5050 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
611 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 371 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 360 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 354 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 369 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
KS avg 38.8% . +14.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 21.2% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lawrence High
Lawrence High's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence High this school | 1,454 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| Manhattan High School Manhattan | 2,087 | 41.8% | 39.5% |
| Shawnee Mission Northwest High Shawnee | 1,599 | 40.7% | 37.0% |
| Shawnee Mission South High Overland Park | 1,574 | 36.0% | 36.6% |
| Derby High School Derby | 2,172 | 48.3% | 28.2% |
| Gardner Edgerton High Gardner | 1,794 | 35.5% | 25.6% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lawrence High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #109 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #124 of 262 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #132 of 262 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,454 | #30 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #123 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #25 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #143 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #38 of 100 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,454
-121 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,832
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,454 | 99.8 | 14.6:1 | 42% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 1,499 | 77.2 | 19.4:1 | 43% (651) |
| 2022-23 | 1,589 | 87.6 | 18.1:1 | 49% (786) |
| 2020-21 | 1,575 | 97 | 16.2:1 | 37% (577) |
| 2017-18 | 1,614 | 104.6 | 15.4:1 | 43% (689) |
| 2015-16 | 1,591 | 110 | 14.5:1 | 43% (682) |
| 2010-11 | 1,205 | 87 | 13.8:1 | 37% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 1,289 | 86 | 15.0:1 | 25% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 1,832 | 106 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,614 to 1,454); teachers down 5% (104.6 to 99.8).
About Lawrence High
Lawrence High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Lawrence, Kansas. In all, 1,454 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 255% above the average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Across its 18 schools, Lawrence enrolls 10,380 students. Lawrence High is one of those schools.
At Lawrence High, 59% of students are White. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Native American. Census figures show Douglas County is about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
There are 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.6:1. Compared with the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Douglas County is similar, at 40%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lawrence High, the prediction is 42.1% and the result is 31.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Douglas County show that median household income comes to about $69,746, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 30, with about 13,766 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cordley Elem, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Lawrence High is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Lawrence High is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 1,575 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,454 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 16.2:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,302
Census ACS
Median income
$69,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
13,766 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence Free State HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Lawrence West Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Langston Hughes ElemElementary · 560 students
- Lawrence Virtual SchoolCombined · 543 students
- Billy Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence Free State HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Lawrence West Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Langston Hughes ElemElementary · 560 students
- Lawrence Virtual SchoolCombined · 543 students
- Billy Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
Other Lawrence High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lawrence High. Lawrence High is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Lawrence High SchoolLawrence, MA · 3,453 students
- Lawrence High SchoolLAWRENCEVILLE, NJ · 1,225 students
- Lawrence High SchoolFairfield, ME · 531 students
Nearby schools
- Cordley Elem0.3 mi · 348
- Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School0.7 mi · 386
- Schwegler Elem0.8 mi · 434
- Billy Mills Middle School1.0 mi · 494
- New York Elem1.4 mi · 415
- Hillcrest Elem1.4 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence HighHow many students attend Lawrence High?
Lawrence High enrolls approximately 1,454 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lawrence High serve?
Lawrence High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lawrence High have?
Lawrence High employs 100 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lawrence High?
Student demographics at Lawrence High are roughly 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Lawrence High public or private?
Lawrence High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.