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Lawrence High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2525 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone
(609) 671-5510
District
Lawrence Township Public School District
County
MERCER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1207
Classroom Teachers
98

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.0% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Lawrence High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
44%
59%
50%
49%
37%
54%
44%
59%
50%
49%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 304 25.2%
Grade 10 301 24.9%
Grade 11 273 22.6%
Grade 12 285 23.6%
Total 1207 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.2% 41.6% 40.1%
Black 16.7% 15.2% 15.1%
Hispanic 25.4% 24.7% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 17.3% 18.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.0% 29.8% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 22.4% 21.4% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.6% 8.4% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 32,636 9,261,699
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,502.2 1,255
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 27.1%
65 OR OLDER 15.9% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,902 3,438,162
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.4% 90.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.9% 42.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.8% 30.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.5% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.9% 11.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.3% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,387 $49,678,000 50.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,843 $10,550,000 10.8%
Staff $971 $3,603,000 3.7%
General Administration $299 $1,110,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,052 $3,903,000 4.0%
Operation $2,390 $8,868,000 9.1%
Transportation $911 $3,379,000 3.5%
Other $603 $2,237,000 2.3%
Total Support $9,068 $33,650,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,863 $14,337,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $26,318 $97,665,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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