At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
10,443
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
18
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,176
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$6,822
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 10,571
- Teachers (FTE)
- 713.1
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.8:1
What current records say about Lawrence
Lawrence operates 18 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Lawrence, Kansas. NCES reports 10,443 students and 724.02 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Kansas agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 7 of 284 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,176 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,822 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 261 of 285 in Kansas. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 6%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 15.2%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 724.02
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $132,830,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 38.9812, -95.2575
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White61.8%
- Hispanic13.6%
- Black6%
- Asian2.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial13.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Lawrence
18 current directory entries
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Showing 1–18 of 18 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Mills Middle School | Middle06–08 | 494 | 14.6:1 | |
| Cordley Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 348 | 11.9:1 | |
| Deerfield Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 433 | 15.2:1 | |
| Hillcrest Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 393 | 11.8:1 | |
| Langston Hughes Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 560 | 19.2:1 | |
| Lawrence Free State High | High09–12 | 1,774 | 16.4:1 | |
| Lawrence High | High09–12 | 1,454 | 14.6:1 | |
| Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School | Middle06–08 | 386 | 13.9:1 | |
| Lawrence Southwest Middle School | Middle06–08 | 641 | 15.6:1 | |
| Lawrence Virtual SchoolCharter | OtherKG–12 | 543 | 21.8:1 | |
| Lawrence West Middle School | Middle06–08 | 648 | 14.6:1 | |
| New York Elem | ElementaryPK–05 | 415 | 19.9:1 | |
| Prairie Park Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 354 | 13.6:1 | |
| Quail Run Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 421 | 15.4:1 | |
| Schwegler Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 434 | 13.9:1 | |
| Sunflower Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 444 | 13.4:1 | |
| Sunset Hill Elem | ElementaryKG–05 | 398 | 14:1 | |
| Woodlawn Elem | ElementaryPK–05 | 240 | 12.1:1 |