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South Lawrence Elementary School

707 2nd Avenue South

Tel: (931)853-4965

South Lawrence Elementary School serves 652 students in grades PK-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the TN average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 35%.
South Lawrence Elementary School operates within the Lawrence County School District.

The student population of 652 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 40 teachers has declined by 9% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.10 is less than the state average of 0.27. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(TN) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	3%	8%

Black	1%	22%

White	95%	65%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.10	0.27

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	n/a

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	n/a

Lawrence County School District's student population of 6,840 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,248 in this district is less than the state average of $9,003. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,386 is less than the state average of $9,420. The district spending/student has grown by 7% over four years.

School District Name	Lawrence County School District
Number of Schools Managed	13	8
Number of Students Managed	6,840	3,513

District Total Revenue	$57 MM	$32 MM

District Spending	$58 MM	$33 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,248	$9,003

District Spending / Student	$8,386	$9,420

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