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Lawrence North High School

7802 N Hague Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46256-1799 -

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Definition of Terms

Lawrence North High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Marion County, IN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2962 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

129 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 799 students

Grade 10 - 748 students

Grade 11 - 736 students

Grade 12 - 679 students

This School

(IN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IN) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	6%	3%
% Black	37%	7%
% White	55%	86%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

21%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

M S D Lawrence Township School District

This School's Agency

(IN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	21	4
Number of Students Managed	16,230 students	1,999 students
District Total Revenue	$180,677,000	$21,720,000
District Expenditure	$181,871,000	$20,017,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,132	$10,865
District Expenditure / Student	$11,206	$10,014
District Graduation Rates	93%	95%

County Announces More School-Based H1N1 Clinics (WRTV Indianapolis)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 04:19:20 pm
The Marion County Health Department announces more clinics to give free H1N1 vaccine to students.
Supporters walk in memory of slain Lawrence teacher (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 12:52:20 pm
More than one hundred friends, relatives, co-workers and students of slain Lawrence school teacher Sandy Bartenbach took part in a fundraiser walk to honor her memory Saturday.
Walk in memory of murdered teacher (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 07:46:50 pm
Over 400 people turned out to walk in memory of a Lawrence Township teacher Saturday. Sandy Bartenbach, a Crestview Elementary teacher, was killed in her home in September. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
Ex-coach facing felony charges in swimmer case (The Indianapolis Star)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 07:04:50 am
Prosecutors charged a former Lawrence North High School assistant swim coach Thursday with seven counts of felony sexual misconduct with a minor. Christopher Wheat, 36, Indianapolis, is accused of deviate sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl, according to the Marion County prosecutor's office.
Swim coach charged in sex misconduct case (WTHR Indianapolis)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 04:47:10 pm
A Lawrence swim coach appeared in court Thursday in a sex misconduct case involving one of his students.

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Lawrence North High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is located at 7802 N. Hague Road on the northeast side of the city. It is one of two high schools serving grades nine through twelve in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The 2006–07 enrollment was 2,853.
History
Lawrence North opened its doors in the fall of 1975.
Athletics
Lawrence North High School has 18 varsity sports teams, as well as several club and intramural teams. Lawrence North became well-known in Indiana high school basketball by winning several state championships. The first of those came in 1989 when the team was led by Eric Montross. They then won the 4A state title three years in a row (2004, 2005 and 2006) led by Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr. During the 2004–2005 basketball season, two Lawrence North basketball games were nationally televised: one on INHD and another on ESPN2. In recent years LN has regained its fame by winning multiple state titles in track and wrestling.LNHS is a member of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC).
Athletic department
Grant Nesbit, Athletic Director
Jim Zeller, Assistant Athletic Director
Jack Keefer, Boys' Basketball Head Coach
Academics
Lawrence North is recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a Four-Star School, the highest honor that body can confer. Lawrence North is also a North Central Association accredited school.
In July 2003, LN was accepted into the International Baccalaureate Program and 15 students entered the program during its initial offering in the fall of 2004.
From the class of 2005, 10 of the 588 students in the class received the honor of becoming National Merit Semifinalists, while seven of these advanced to Finalist Status with the National Merit Corporation.
Freshman school
In the fall of 2001, the Freshman School was opened to the 650 incoming students of the class of 2005. The goal of the Freshman school was to serve as a "school within a school" and to facilitate the transition between middle school and high school by decreasing class sizes and localizing nearly all freshman-level courses on the second floor of the building.
Extracurriculars
Lawrence North has extracurricular clubs and activities to go along with academics and athletics.
External links
Lawrence North High School website

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