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Lawrence Public Schools serve approximately 10,700 students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in Lawrence, Kansas. Located on Interstate 70, about half-way between Topeka and Kansas City, Lawrence is an academic community, home to the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Our district is the seventh-largest in Kansas and with 1,700 employees, one of the city's largest employers.

Twenty-two school campuses include a pre-K program, 15 elementary schools (grades K-6), four junior high schools (grades 7-9), two comprehensive high schools (grades 10-12), a K-8 virtual school and a virtual high school. Lawrence Public Schools offer a Parents as Teachers program for families of children from birth to age three; adult basic education, English as a Second Language courses and G.E.D. study and testing through an Adult Learning Center; and the opportunity for adults to earn a diploma through the Lawrence Diploma-Completion Program.

"Learning for All" reflects our commitment to each student's personal academic needs and success.

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Last Modified: Apr 19, 2010
 

Lawrence Public Schools | Unified School District 497 | 110 McDonald Drive | Lawrence, KS 66044
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