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C+

Lawrence County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Louisa and Blaine.

Louisa’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,287
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,146
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$4.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the KY average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.7M, about $2,058 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Louisa. Grade by grade →

6–8Louisa Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lawrence County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.8% · 1,294 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 44.7% · 1,294 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 148 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,146 per student · 11% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 59%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,464’20
2,446’21
2,442’22
2,360’23
2,287’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 1%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.