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Lawrence Central 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
7300 E 56th St
Indianapolis, IN 46226
Phone
(317) 964-7400
District
MSD LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP
County
MARION COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2255
Classroom Teachers
130

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

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

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
40%
No Data
43%
No Data
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 568 25.2%
Grade 10 599 26.6%
Grade 11 574 25.5%
Grade 12 504 22.4%
Total 2255 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.2% 20.4% 68.5%
Black 53.9% 48.1% 13.9%
Hispanic 28.9% 30.7% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.8% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.3% 59.7% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 53.3% 54.5% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 5.2% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 99,166 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,272.5 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.4% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 13.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,224 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.1% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.1% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.2% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,977 $112,783,205 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $281 $4,542,365 2.1%
Staff $743 $12,010,595 5.5%
General Administration $212 $3,426,980 1.6%
School Administration $745 $12,042,925 5.5%
Operation $1,086 $17,555,190 8.0%
Transportation $660 $10,668,900 4.9%
Other $200 $3,233,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,927 $63,479,955 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,597 $41,980,505 19.2%
Total Expenditures $13,501 $218,243,665 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%