| Definition of Terms |
Lawrence Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Nassau County, NY |
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| Total Students |
1207 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
109 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 330 students | | Grade 10 - 302 students | | Grade 11 - 292 students | | Grade 12 - 283 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:11 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
6% |
4% |
| % Hispanic |
25% |
17% |
| % Black |
17% |
19% |
| % White |
51% |
58% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
11% |
28% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Lawrence Union Free School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
6 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
3,713 students |
2,265 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$93,328,000 |
$31,819,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$88,610,000 |
$31,869,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$25,135 |
$14,048 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$23,865 |
$14,070 |
| District Graduation Rates |
96% |
97% |
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- Lawrence High School is a four-year public high school located in Cedarhurst on Long Island in New York, United States. It is a part of the Lawrence Public Schools, and is the district's only public high school.
- Details
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Work study programs are available as well as an Outward Bound program affiliated with Hofstra University. Students can earn college credit by taking college level courses in conjunction with C.W. Post College and Syracuse University. The New York State Education Commissioner has recognized the library as an "Electronic Doorway Library," one of the first libraries in the state officially designed for its pioneering use of computers and telecommunications technology.
- The School mascot is the Tornado. The school colors are gold and royal blue. The yearbook is called Lawrencian and the student newspaper is called Mental Pabulum.
- As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,207 students and 109 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.1.
- Sports
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Lawrence High School won the Long Island Class II Football championship, defeating heavily favored Bellport High School 28-27 at Stony Brook University on November 25, 2006. See Long Island varsity football championship team picture or this link for pictures of the championship team.
- Lawrence High School's bowling team won the Conference 5 Title in the 2006 season. This was the first conference title won since the late 1990s.
- Lawrence also won the Long Island Class I Football championship in 1995, defeating Sachem High School.
- Administration
- Geoffrey Touretz - Principal
- Roseann Epp - Assistant Principal, (alumna Lawrence High School Class of 1977)
- Dr. Jennifer Lagnado - Assistant Principal
- Sean Coffin - Assistant Principal
- Notable alumni
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- Lyle Alzado (1949-1992), late NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders and Denver Broncos.
- Marc Dreier. Lawyer, Dreier LLP
- Mickey Hart (born 1943), Grateful Dead percussionist.
- Gilbert Kaplan, founder of Institutional Investor Magazine. Conductor of Mahler Symphony.
- Wendy Kaufman (born 1958), best known for her commercial appearance as Wendy, the Snapple Lady".
- Aline Kominsky-Crumb, comics artist
- Arthur L. Kopit (born 1937), playwright.
- Stuart Kreisman, Emmy award winning writer/ producer
- Dori Levine (born 1946), actress, stage name: Dori Brenner
- Peggy Lipton (born 1946), actress
- Steve Madden (born 1958), shoe designer.
- Ira Magaziner (born 1947), aide to President Bill Clinton
- Jonathan S. Nowak (born 1969), Comedian and Actor
- Shane Olivea (born 1981), starting NFL offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers.
- Evan Roberts (born 1983), radio personality
- Michael Rosenblum, CBS News producer turned video journalist.
- Robert Swirsky, pianist and lecturer.
- Notable faculty
- Frank Scoblete, English teacher from the 1970s through 1990s
- External links
- Lawrence High School
- Lawrence Public Schools
- Data for the Lawrence Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Lawrence High School Varsity Football vs Garden City
- Lawrence High School Varsity Football vs Bellport Long Island Championship 2006
- Lawrence High School Varsity Football Rutgers Cup
- Lawrence High School Wrestling Team vs Garden City on 1-12-07
- Alumni links
- Class of 1959 Alumni Site
- Class of 1961 Alumni Site
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (11516) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
7,068 people |
18,208,943 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
52% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
39 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$57,136
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$41,761 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.4 rooms |
4.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
61 years old |
56 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
68% / 32% |
42% / 58% |
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