Total enrollment
2,287
-177 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Lawrence County
Kentucky · 2,287 students · 2 cities
6 public K-12 schools operate under Lawrence County in Kentucky, teaching roughly 2,287 students (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Lawrence County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lawrence County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #115 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,287 | #83 of 158 | #4,009 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #80 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #31 of 158 | #4,265 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.2% | #74 of 158 | #2,633 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #126 of 137 | #6,699 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 County
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Fallsburg Elementary School at 50.7% proficient to Lawrence County High School at 26.7%, a gap of 24.0 points. That is the 44th widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,587 to 2,287 students (down 12%) and from 171 to 165 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 County High School | Louisa | High | 09-12 | 757 |
| Louisa East Elementary School | Louisa | Elementary | 02-05 | 512 |
| Louisa Middle School | Louisa | Middle | 06-08 | 384 |
| Louisa West Elementary School | Louisa | Elementary | PK-01 | 295 |
| Fallsburg Elementary School | Louisa | Elementary | PK-08 | 190 |
| Blaine Elementary School | Blaine | Elementary | PK-08 | 149 |
About Lawrence County
Lawrence County is a compact Kentucky school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 2,287.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lawrence County covers 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 381 in this district, meaningfully below the Kentucky typical of 467.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 7%: 2,464 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,287 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Lawrence County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.