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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Lawrence Virtual School right now?
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Enrollment
543
Combined
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE·NCES 200840001776
Lawrence Virtual School
110 McDonald Drive, Lawrence, KS 66044 · (785) 832-5620 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 49.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 8 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 3% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 112 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 85 | 16% |
Student demographics
55%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
54.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 28.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
543
-725 (-57%) vs 2020
-54% since 2010-11, when it was 1,173
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 543 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 21.7 | 28.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 34.9 | 21.9:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 1,268 | 50 | 25.4:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 1,085 | 37.2 | 29.2:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 1,196 | 39 | 30.7:1 | 28% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 1,173 | 38 | 30.9:1 | 9% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence Virtual School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (1,085 to 543); teachers down 33% (37.2 to 25).
About Lawrence Virtual School
As a large combined-grade school, Lawrence Virtual School serves students in Lawrence, Kansas. The school enrolls 543 students, from kindergarten through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Kansas) has about 353 students.
Lawrence is responsible for 18 schools, Lawrence Virtual School included, with 10,380 students in all.
Lawrence Virtual School is 64% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. In Douglas County overall, about 78% of residents are White. Lawrence Virtual School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Lawrence Virtual School counts 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.8 students for each one. On average, combined schools in Kansas have 49.0:1, compared with 21.8:1 here.
Federal survey data for Douglas County show that the median household income is $69,746, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Douglas County is home to 30 public schools and about 13,766 public school students.
Nearest public school: Deerfield Elem, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Lawrence Virtual School holds a charter, making it a public charter school. The school is identified as virtual in federal data.
Reported enrollment: 1,268 (2020-21) and 543 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher fell from 25.4 to 21.8 over 4 years.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Lawrence West Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Langston Hughes ElemElementary · 560 students
- Billy Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
Other schools in Lawrence
- Lawrence Free State HighHigh · 1,774 students
- Lawrence HighHigh · 1,454 students
- Lawrence West Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Langston Hughes ElemElementary · 560 students
- Billy Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Deerfield Elem0.7 mi · 433
- Hillcrest Elem1.1 mi · 393
- Sunset Hill Elem1.2 mi · 398
- Lawrence West Middle School1.2 mi · 648
- Woodlawn Elem1.6 mi · 240
- New York Elem1.8 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence Virtual SchoolHow many students attend Lawrence Virtual School?
Lawrence Virtual School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades KG-12.
Is Lawrence Virtual School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lawrence Virtual School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lawrence Virtual School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lawrence Virtual School is approximately 21.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lawrence Virtual School?
Student demographics at Lawrence Virtual School are roughly 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Lawrence Virtual School?
Lawrence Virtual School is overseen by Lawrence in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.