Lawrence Family Development Charter School

Lawrence Family Development Charter School operates as a heavily attended elementary campus in Lawrence, Massachusetts, run under Lawrence Family Development Charter. Current enrollment sits at 899 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 136% above typical.

Lawrence Family Development Charter is the operating authority for Lawrence Family Development Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lawrence Family Development Charter School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lawrence Family Development Charter School has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Lawrence Family Development Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Oliver Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting. Lawrence Family Development Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lawrence Family Development Charter School has edged up 22%, going from 737 students in 2018 to 899 in 2025.

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