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LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Walnut Ridge, Arkansas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

1,067
Students enrolled
2
Public schools
102
Classroom teachers (FTE)
10.5:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 60
  • Kindergarten 78
  • Grade 1 97
  • Grade 2 80
  • Grade 3 86
  • Grade 4 75
  • Grade 5 75
  • Grade 6 79
  • Grade 7 67
  • Grade 8 77
  • Grade 9 78
  • Grade 10 80
  • Grade 11 79
  • Grade 12 56

By race/ethnicity

  • White 87%
  • Hispanic/Latino 6%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Black or African American 1%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <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

58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 615 of 1,067 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 43%
  • Reduced-price lunch 15%

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

$12,267 spent per student on day-to-day operations Arkansas median: $13,778 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,078
  • Support services $4,526
  • Other (food service, etc.) $663

Where the money comes from

  • Local 37%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 12%

Total revenue $13.6 milliontotal spending $13.7 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

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

179

District office

508 E FREE, Walnut Ridge AR 72476

County

Lawrence County

Official website

NCES District ID

500082

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About LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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

It is the mission of the Lawrence County Schools to develop the ability of all students by motivating, challenging, and fostering independent learning. To accomplish this mission, the Lawrence County School District will ensure a positive educational environment that enhances learning, fosters growth, and provides opportunities for all students and faculty to exceed and excel beyond the educational setting.
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