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Lawrence, Michigan - 2 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Lawrence Public Schools #113 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,705 per pupil, Lawrence Public Schools ranks #243 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
419
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,705
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lawrence Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 419 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Van Buren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,705 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.2% local, 55.5% state, and 14.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #113 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 196.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.7% White, 43.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lawrence Elementary School, enrolling 214 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Lawrence Elementary School accounts for 51.1% of all Lawrence Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lawrence Public Schools a distant remainder — means Lawrence Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Lawrence Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Lawrence Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 197:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lawrence Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 49.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Lawrence Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 419 students.
How much does Lawrence Public Schools spend per student?
Lawrence Public Schools spends $13,705 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #113 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Lawrence Public Schools?
Lawrence Public Schools students are 51.7% White, 43.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lawrence Public Schools?
Lawrence Public Schools has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #113 out of 707 districts in Michigan.