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Lawrence County High School

Public Grades 9-12
75th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 81% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Lawrence County High School is a public high school located in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,101 students. The school is part of the Lawrence County School District, which is ranked 53 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lawrence County High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Tennessee high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking as high as 34th out of 300 schools in 2014-2015. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating strong academic performance. The school performs particularly well in terms of its female, Hispanic, and African American student populations, ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee high schools for these subgroups. However, the school's performance for special education students is an area of concern, with rankings in the bottom 25% of Tennessee high schools in recent years.

The school's four-year graduation rate has been consistently high, ranging from 81.2% to 89.2% over the past five years, though dropout rates have fluctuated, ranging from 2.9% to 8.1% during the same period. Loretto High School and Summertown High School, both within the Lawrence County district, perform similarly to Lawrence County High School in many subject areas and have comparable graduation and dropout rates. In contrast, Richland School and Giles County High School, located in the neighboring Giles County district, generally perform below Lawrence County High School across most academic metrics.

1,087
Students ?
17.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,484
Per pupil spending ?
48.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1800 Springer RD
       Lawrenceburg, TN  38464

(931) 762-9412

District: Lawrence County


Feeder schools for Lawrence County High School:

Elementary:    David Crockett Elementary
    Ethridge Elementary
    Ingram Sowell Elementary
    Lawrenceburg Public
    More...
Middle:    E O Coffman Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
86.8%
Hispanic:
6.8%
African American:
5.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 51st percentile in 2021 → 81st in 2025
Strengths
Ranks in the top 19% of Tennessee high schools
Ranking is rebounding — up to 81st (2025) from a 51st-percentile low (2021)
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (76% vs 90%)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg43%
Tennessee avg40%
75th of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Top 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From top 11% (2015) to top 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3High Schools in the Lawrence County
53rd of 139Lawrence County among Tennessee districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202571.075 of 38980.7%★★★★☆
202460.9115 of 39270.7%★★★★☆
202362.893 of 38475.8%★★★★☆
202260.896 of 35873.2%★★★★☆
202143.9171 of 34750.7%★★★☆☆
201962.479 of 34276.9%★★★★☆
201870.556 of 34183.6%★★★★☆
201758.981 of 27370.3%★★★★☆
201673.745 of 35187.2%★★★★☆
201577.334 of 30088.7%★★★★☆
201473.137 of 29687.5%★★★★☆
201366.180 of 28571.9%★★★★☆
201274.068 of 26974.7%★★★★☆
201177.939 of 27385.7%★★★★☆
201054.9139 of 26747.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202564.855 of 23376.4%★★★★☆
202444.5113 of 24052.9%★★★☆☆
202357.172 of 23969.9%★★★★☆
202246.197 of 22256.3%★★★☆☆
202143.1104 of 20850.0%★★★☆☆
201945.881 of 18756.7%★★★☆☆
201848.872 of 19963.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202578.344 of 36587.9%★★★★☆
202463.597 of 36573.4%★★★★☆
202365.275 of 36679.5%★★★★☆
202262.982 of 35076.6%★★★★☆
202146.2158 of 34053.5%★★★☆☆
201962.880 of 33776.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202560.855 of 21374.2%★★★★☆
202457.562 of 20970.3%★★★★☆
202379.322 of 20289.1%★★★★☆
202248.078 of 18958.7%★★★☆☆
202145.782 of 18054.4%★★★☆☆
201950.160 of 15360.8%★★★☆☆
201863.542 of 15973.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202565.077 of 32476.2%★★★★☆
202445.1164 of 33751.3%★★★☆☆
202360.175 of 33077.3%★★★★☆
202267.853 of 32283.5%★★★★☆
202156.088 of 31772.2%★★★★☆
201965.654 of 30282.1%★★★★☆
201868.136 of 30888.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202561.4102 of 36872.3%★★★★☆
202458.2119 of 36667.5%★★★☆☆
202360.398 of 35972.7%★★★★☆
202256.7112 of 34967.9%★★★☆☆
202141.8178 of 33246.4%★★☆☆☆
201961.379 of 32976.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202545.176 of 19861.6%★★★☆☆
202328.1119 of 15422.7%★☆☆☆☆
201828.3129 of 15918.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202562.089 of 32372.4%★★★★☆
202452.7129 of 32660.4%★★★☆☆
202354.3117 of 32564.0%★★★☆☆
202253.6110 of 31264.7%★★★☆☆
202138.8184 of 30639.9%★★☆☆☆
201954.495 of 30168.4%★★★☆☆
201864.474 of 30775.9%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2025)88th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school
Male (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English II52%~ state avg
English I43%+4 vs state
Algebra II43%+8 vs state
Algebra I42%+13 vs state
Biology I39%-7 vs state
Geometry37%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,087 students attended Lawrence County High School.

Lawrence County High School ranks 75th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Lawrence County High School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American.

Lawrence County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : David Crockett Elementary
Elementary : Ethridge Elementary
Elementary : Ingram Sowell Elementary
Elementary : Lawrenceburg Public
Elementary : Leoma Elementary
Elementary : New Prospect Elementary
Elementary : South Lawrence Elementary
Elementary : Summertown Elementary
Middle : E O Coffman Middle School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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