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Bedford, Indiana - 7 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks North Lawrence Com Schools #127 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,992 per pupil, North Lawrence Com Schools ranks #170 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,659
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$11,992
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Lawrence Com Schools operates 7 public schools serving 3,659 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,992 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.5% local, 62.9% state, and 9.6% 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 59/100, ranked #127 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 509.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bedford Middle School, with a diversity index of 20.3/100.
Its largest campus is Bedford-North Lawrence High School, enrolling 1,268 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oolitic School, at 217 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bedford-North Lawrence High School accounts for 34.7% of all North Lawrence Com Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Lawrence Com Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
North Lawrence Com Schools school enrollment varies 5.8× across entities
North Lawrence Com Schools school enrollment ranges from 217 students (lowest) to 1,268 students (highest), a spread of 1,051 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
North Lawrence Com Schools student-counselor ratio is 510:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
North Lawrence Com Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 27.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within North Lawrence Com Schools is typically wider than the North Lawrence Com Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in North Lawrence Com Schools?
North Lawrence Com Schools has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,659 students.
How much does North Lawrence Com Schools spend per student?
North Lawrence Com Schools spends $11,992 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #127 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of North Lawrence Com Schools?
North Lawrence Com Schools students are 90.9% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Lawrence Com Schools?
North Lawrence Com Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #127 out of 373 districts in Indiana.