Lawrence County High School

Lawrence County High School is a cozy high school in Monticello, Mississippi, one of the schools within Lawrence County School District. The school works with 529 students in grades 9 through 13.

Lawrence County School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,674 students; Lawrence County High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Lawrence County High School logs that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 44% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Lawrence County High School lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lawrence County runs at roughly 78%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lawrence County High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 62.7%; actual is 43.6%, a gap of -19.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Lawrence County reports that median household earnings sit near $43,531, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lawrence County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,674 students), Lawrence County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Monticello Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lawrence County High School has decreased 10%, going from 589 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 54% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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