Lawrence Free State High
Lawrence, KS · High School · Grades 9-12
Lawrence Free State High is a high school in Lawrence, KS with 1,777 students enrolled and a 64% proficiency rate. Part of Lawrence. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Lawrence Free State High is a high school located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school serves 1,777 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 64% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 78% graduation rate.
32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lawrence Free State High is part of the Lawrence in Kansas.
How This School Compares
Lawrence Free State High has 1,777 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Lawrence (545 students). Its 64% proficiency rate is 13 percentage points above the district average of 51%. Compared to the Kansas state average of 50%, the school performs 13 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lawrence Free State High has 1,777 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 64% of students at Lawrence Free State High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Lawrence Free State High has a 78% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Lawrence Free State High is part of the Lawrence in Lawrence, Kansas. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.