Lawrence JrSr High School

Lawrence JrSr High School is a rural-scale secondary school in LAWRENCE, Michigan, overseen by Lawrence Public Schools. The school caters to 179 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 61% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Lawrence Public Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 393 students; Lawrence JrSr High School is among them.

Demographically, Lawrence JrSr High School records that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Van Buren County's rate of about 52%.

Around the school, census data for Van Buren County shows median household earnings sit near $68,114, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Van Buren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students), Lawrence JrSr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lawrence Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lawrence JrSr High School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Lawrence JrSr High School's enrollment has shrank 35% since 2018, when it stood at 276 (now 179). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 36% to 42%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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