Lawrence USD 497 explained

Lawrence USD 497
Address:	110 McDonald Dr.
City:	Lawrence
State:	Kansas
Zipcode:	66044
Country:	United States
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK to 12
Established:	1965
Schools:	22
Students:	11,427
Teachers:	887.6 (FTE)
Ratio:	12.87

Lawrence USD 497 is a public unified school district headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas, United States.^[1] The district includes the communities of Lawrence, Clinton, Pleasant Grove, and nearby rural areas.^[2] It was organized in 1965 and currently serves 11,427 students from pre-Kindergarten to grade 12 and maintains an early childhood center (pre-k), 13 elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, a K-12 virtual school, and an adult learning center.^[3]

School Board

USD 497 is currently served by seven elected officials who serve a four-year term without salary.^[4]

Schools

The school district operates the following schools:^[1]

High schools

• Lawrence Free State High School
• Lawrence High School

Middle schools

• Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
• Billy Mills Middle School
• Southwest Middle School
• West Middle School

Elementary schools

• Broken Arrow
• Cordley
• Deerfield
• Hillcrest
• Langston Hughes
• New York
• Pinckney
• Prairie Park
• Quail Run
• Schwegler
• Sunflower
• Sunset Hill
• Woodlawn

Additional services

• Lawrence Virtual Schools, a K–12 and high school program located in former Centennial Elementary School
• Adult Learning Center, helps adult obtain a GED, located in the Lawrence High School annex
• Lawrence Diploma-Completion Program, helps adult obtain a Lawrence High, Free State or Perry-Lecompton high school diploma, located in the Malls Shopping Center
• The Lawrence College & Career Center, Which offers opportunities for high school students to earn college credits and take classes to prepare them for various careers.
• Kennedy Early Childhood Center, which houses Tiny-K Early Intervention, early childhood special education, at-risk pre-k, and other community early childhood programs.

Former schools in LawrenceFormer schools in the Lawrence area include:

• Lake View School
• Sigel School
• No. 6 School
• Pleasant Valley School
• Franklin School
• Barker School
• Bracket School
• Learnard School
• White School
• Oak Hill School
• Bismarck School
• Riggs School
• Model School
• Lane School
• Quincy School
• Vermont School
• Lawrence High School (1890-1923, moved to Liberty Memorial High School, now Liberty Memorial Central Middle School),
• McAllister School
• Centennial Elementary
• East Heights Elementary
• India Elementary
• Kaw Valley Elementary
• Grant Elementary
• Wakarusa Valley Elementary
• Kennedy Elementary
• Riverside Elementary

See also

• Kansas State Department of Education
• Kansas State High School Activities Association
• List of high schools in Kansas
• List of unified school districts in Kansas

Notes and References

1. Web site: USD 497 Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203234222/https://www.usd497.org/ . December 3, 2020 . live.
2. Web site: USD 497 District Map . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505083755/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_497.pdf . May 5, 2020 . live.
3. Web site: USD 497 - About Us . 2011-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613172733/http://usd497.org/AboutUs/FastFacts . 2011-06-13 .
4. Web site: USD 497 - School Board . 2012-09-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915031831/http://www.usd497.org/AboutUs/SchoolBoard/ . 2012-09-15 .