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Enrollment
529
High
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280249000482
Lawrence County High School
713 Thomas Jolly Street, Monticello, MS 39654 · (601) 587-4910 · Lawrence County
GRADES 09–13HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Mississippi public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
353 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 113 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 149 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 27% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 55.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lawrence County High School
Lawrence County High School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County High School this school | 529 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
| Baldwyn High School BALDWYN | 460 | 70.0% | 53.5% |
| Amory High School Amory | 444 | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| New Hope High School COLUMBUS | 787 | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| Senatobia High School Senatobia | 468 | 61.1% | 59.2% |
| Bruce High School BRUCE | 435 | 67.8% | 59.2% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lawrence County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #133 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #161 of 199 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #119 of 199 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #95 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #73 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #45 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #120 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #53 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 529 | 44.1 | 12.0:1 | 67% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 37.8 | 14.9:1 | 74% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 36.3 | 14.8:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 99% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 32.9 | 17.9:1 | 73% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 73% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 69% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 60% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 32 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence County High School.
About Lawrence County High School
The public high school Lawrence County High School is located in Monticello, Mississippi. The school runs grades 9 through 13 and enrolls 529 students.
Lawrence County School District counts 1,674 students in its 5 schools, and Lawrence County High School is one of them.
The largest group at Lawrence County High School is White students, at 49%. Smaller groups are 44% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Lawrence County is roughly 64% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lawrence County High School scores 57%.
Its ratio of 12.0:1 is based on 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. In all, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lawrence County, the average is 78%.
Lawrence County High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Mississippi public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Lawrence County High School is in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.0% is 14.8 points below the 60.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Lawrence County, where the median household earns about $43,531 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Lawrence County High School shares Lawrence County with 5 other public schools.
Lawrence County High School's closest public school neighbor is Monticello Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Lawrence County High School, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lawrence County High School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Lawrence County High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.0:1, from 17.1:1.
The allk12 page for Lawrence County High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,786
Census ACS
Median income
$43,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County School District
- Monticello ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Topeka - Tilton SchoolElementary · 298 students
- New Hebron SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Rod Paige Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
- LAWRENCE CO TECH & CAREER CENTERHigh
Other schools in Monticello
- Monticello ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Topeka - Tilton SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Rod Paige Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
- LAWRENCE CO TECH & CAREER CENTERHigh
Other Lawrence County High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lawrence County High. Lawrence County High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lawrence County High SchoolLouisa, KY · 757 students
- Lawrence County High SchoolMoulton, AL · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Monticello Elementary0.4 mi · 397
- Rod Paige Middle School1.1 mi · 191
- Topeka - Tilton School9.9 mi · 298
- New Hebron School14.9 mi · 259
- Jeff Davis County Middle School15.2 mi · 262
- J. E. Johnson Elementary School15.5 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence County High SchoolHow large is Lawrence County High School?
Lawrence County High School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 09-13.
Is Lawrence County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lawrence County High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Lawrence County High School have?
Lawrence County High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lawrence County High School?
Student demographics at Lawrence County High School are roughly 49% White, 3% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lawrence County High School public or private?
Lawrence County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.