Schwegler Elem

Schwegler Elem operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Lawrence, Kansas, operated by Lawrence. Current enrollment sits at 434 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 39% above typical.

Schwegler Elem is one of 18 schools operated by Lawrence, a district that enrolls 10,380 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Schwegler Elem records that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Schwegler Elem has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Douglas County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Schwegler Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.7%, the actual is 37.4%, a residual of +4.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Douglas County) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,746 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Douglas County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,766 students), Schwegler Elem is one campus in the mix.

Lawrence High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Schwegler Elem. On composite proficiency, Schwegler Elem comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Schwegler Elem has climbed 13%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 16% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Schwegler Elem typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.