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Lawrence Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 10,594 (2023-2024)
Schools: 18 (2023-2024)
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Lawrence Public Schools is a school district in Kansas (Douglas and Leavenworth counties). During the 2024 school year, 10,594 students attended one of the district's 18 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Lawrence Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Anne Costello20242028
Yolanda Franklin20242028
Carole Cadue-Blackwood2027
Ronald Gordon-Ross20222027
Bob Byers2026
Shannon Kimball20112026
Kelly Jones20182025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,970,000 $984 7%
Local: $54,428,000 $4,884 34%
State: $95,512,000 $8,570 59%
Total: $160,910,000 $14,438
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $153,398,000 $13,763
Total Current Expenditures: $134,757,000 $12,091
Instructional Expenditures: $79,441,000 $7,127 52%
Student and Staff Support: $19,712,000 $1,768 13%
Administration: $13,035,000 $1,169 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $22,569,000 $2,025 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $10,309,000 $924
Construction: $6,573,000 $589
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,758,000 $157
Interest on Debt: $6,574,000 $589


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 50-54 10-14 18 6-9 22 36
2018-2019 38 55-59 17 21 10-14 29 44
2017-2018 38 50-54 17 22 15-19 30 43
2016-2017 39 60-64 15 24 15-19 31 44
2015-2016 42 55-59 20 29 15-19 33 47
2014-2015 40 55-59 19 28 15-19 32 44
2012-2013 85 85-89 68 82 70-74 80 88
2011-2012 87 90-94 72 83 75-79 82 89
2010-2011 88 90-94 75 84 80-84 86 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 50-54 20-24 31 20-24 35 49
2018-2019 44 50-54 21 30 20-24 32 50
2017-2018 45 50-54 24 28 20-24 36 52
2016-2017 46 55-59 26 28 25-29 39 52
2015-2016 51 55-59 29 38 30-34 43 57
2014-2015 50 60-64 26 36 25-29 43 56
2012-2013 92 90-94 82 87 80-84 91 94
2011-2012 92 90-94 79 87 80-84 91 94
2010-2011 92 90-94 81 87 85-89 94 94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 83 80-89 85-89 70-74 70-79 80-84 84
2018-2019 83 >=80 85-89 80-84 60-79 75-79 83
2017-2018 82 >=90 75-79 70-74 80-89 85-89 83
2016-2017 83 80-89 80-89 80-84 70-79 75-79 83
2015-2016 81 >=80 80-84 80-84 60-79 80-84 80
2014-2015 84 >=80 75-79 80-84 >=80 80-89 85
2013-2014 86 >=90 80-84 85-89 >=90 >=90 86
2012-2013 84 >=80 75-79 70-79 60-79 80-89 86
2011-2012 88 >=80 85-89 70-79 80-89 80-89 90
2010-2011 83 >=80 80-84 40-59 60-79 40-59 85


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 10,594 -3.0
2022-2023 10,909 -2.2
2021-2022 11,145 -2.5
2020-2021 11,427 -3.3
2019-2020 11,802 -1.6
2018-2019 11,985 0.2
2017-2018 11,957 -0.4
2016-2017 12,004 -0.8
2015-2016 12,104 2.2
2014-2015 11,839 -0.8
2013-2014 11,939 0.9
2012-2013 11,828 1.9
2011-2012 11,607 4.0
2010-2011 11,143 1.5
2009-2010 10,980 1.4
2008-2009 10,827 2.3
2007-2008 10,577 1.2
2006-2007 10,451 1.9
2005-2006 10,254 0.5
2004-2005 10,202 1.8
2003-2004 10,022 -1.6
2002-2003 10,182 -2.3
2001-2002 10,418 -0.4
2000-2001 10,459 -0.7
1999-2000 10,527 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lawrence Public Schools (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.4 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9 2.8
Black 6.1 6.6
Hispanic 12.9 22.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 13.0 6.3
White 62.7 61.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lawrence Public Schools had 710.57 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.91.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 17.50
Kindergarten: 200.16
Elementary: 183.43
Secondary: 309.48
Total: 710.57

Lawrence Public Schools employed 5.00 district administrators and 38.03 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 34.80
School Administrators: 38.03
School Administrative Support: 53.20
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 220.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 27.25
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.37
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 15.00
Library/Media Support: 8.70
Student Support Services: 92.90
Other Support Services: 167.30


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Lawrence Public Schools operates 18 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Billy Mills Middle School4846-8
Cordley Elem333KG-5
Deerfield Elem469KG-5
Hillcrest Elem415KG-5
Langston Hughes Elem544KG-5
Lawrence Free State High1,7689-12
Lawrence High1,4999-12
Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School3946-8
Lawrence Southwest Middle School6546-8
Lawrence Virtual School626KG-12
Lawrence West Middle School6866-8
New York Elem425PK-5
Prairie Park Elem384KG-5
Quail Run Elementary416KG-5
Schwegler Elem407KG-5
Sunflower Elementary452KG-5
Sunset Hill Elem398KG-5
Woodlawn Elem238KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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