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Lawrence County School District

Monticello, Mississippi · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

1,674
Students enrolled
6
Public schools
146
Classroom teachers (FTE)
11.5:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 125
  • Grade 1 136
  • Grade 2 136
  • Grade 3 125
  • Grade 4 122
  • Grade 5 116
  • Grade 6 129
  • Grade 7 138
  • Grade 8 118
  • Grade 9 113
  • Grade 10 149
  • Grade 11 124
  • Grade 12 142
  • Grade 13 1

By race/ethnicity

  • White 50%
  • Black or African American 42%
  • Hispanic/Latino 3%
  • Two or more races 3%
  • Asian <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,303 of 1,674 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 72%
  • Reduced-price lunch 6%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,540 spent per student on day-to-day operations Mississippi median: $12,689 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,892
  • Support services $4,868
  • Other (food service, etc.) $780

Where the money comes from

  • Local 30%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 27%

Total revenue $27.6 milliontotal spending $27.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 13

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

307

District office

346 Thomas E. Jolly Drive, Monticello MS 39654

County

Lawrence County

Official website

NCES District ID

2802490

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About Lawrence County School District

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

We thank you for coming to visit us online. Our purpose is to provide you with the information you need about our district. Our students are important to us, so we make every effort to provide them with an excellent educational experience. Our goal is to educate every student who comes through our doors to the best of his/her ability. In order for us to effectively meet this standard, we need your help. Whether you are a parent, educator, staff member or visitor, you have an important role in educating the children in our county.
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