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Lawrence School District, MA: schools, enrollment and spending

Lawrence School District runs 26 public schools with 13,313 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Massachusetts figure of 12.0.Listed in NCES data as "Lawrence".

At a glance

Schools
26
Students
13,313
Teachers (FTE)
1,159
Students per teacher
11.5
MA: 12.0 · US: 15.3
Address
237 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone
(978)975-5905
County
Essex County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2506660
State district ID
MA-0149
Total staff (FTE)
2,275
School counselors (FTE)
62.0About 215 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
139.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.5
Massachusetts12.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (12,842), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$285.7 million
Federal revenue
$25.3 million
State revenue
$247.6 million
Local revenue
$12.7 million
Total spending
$289.1 million
Spending per pupil
$22,512
Salaries
$141.7 million49.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.9%
  • State: 86.7%
  • Local: 4.4%

Massachusetts overall

  • Federal: 5.8%
  • State: 39.5%
  • Local: 54.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$22,512
Massachusetts$24,749
United States$16,826

Schools in Lawrence School District

By level: 3 high, 8 middle, 14 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alexander B BruceCEP schoolMiddle3 to 846211.3
Arlington ElementaryElementaryK to 45589.0
Arlington Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 854312.3
Edward F. ParthumCEP schoolElementaryK to 465613.4
Emily G WetherbeeCEP schoolElementaryK to 84808.7
Francis M LeahyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552513.5
Frost Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 850814.5
Gerard A. GuilmetteCEP schoolElementary1 to 448511.0
Guilmette Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 84579.0
High School Learning CenterCEP schoolHigh9 to 1219813.2
James F HennesseyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 23009.7
John Breen SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to K26210.1
John K TarboxCEP schoolElementary1 to 528111.7
Lawlor Early Childhood CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to K20512.8
Lawrence Family Public AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to K20210.1
Lawrence High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 123,45313.6
Leonard Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 831014.1
Oliver Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary1 to 546910.9
Oliver Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 834811.6
Parthum Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 858513.9
RISE AcademyCEP schoolHigh8 to 12748.2
Robert FrostCEP schoolElementaryK to 456811.6
Rollins Early Childhood CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to K1577.5
School for Exceptional StudiesCEP schoolOther1 to 121183.8
South Lawrence East Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary1 to 566612.1
Spark AcademyMiddle6 to 84439.4

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.