Lawson High School
Public high school in Lawson, Missouri · Lawson R-XIV School District · Grades 9–12
Lawson High School serves 362 students in grades 9–12 in Lawson (Ray County). It is one of 3 schools in Lawson R-XIV School District. By enrollment it is the 226th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lawson R-XIV School District |
| County | Ray County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291822000962 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lawson R-XIV | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 362 | 1,143 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21.3% | 24.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lawson High School in context
Size
Lawson High School is the only high school in Lawson R-XIV School District. Its 362 students are 31.7% of the district's 1,143. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 236; Lawson High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 104 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 81, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% more students than grade 9 (104 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 95.6% here and 97.4% across Lawson R-XIV. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 24.4% across Lawson R-XIV and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 6.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 362 students, Lawson High School has 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 362 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Lawson High School has 4.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Lawson High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Watkins Mill Park Camp, 4.5 miles away in Division of Youth Service. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.6% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 91 |
| Grade 11 | 81 |
| Grade 12 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 Bob Gill Dr., Lawson, MO 64062
Phone: (816)580-7270
Website: lawsoncardinals.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lawson High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | Division of Youth Service | 4.5 mi | 46 | 6.6 | 93.5% |
| Excelsior Springs High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 7.0 mi | 764 | 16.7 | 37.4% |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 7.6 mi | 147 | 29.4 | 94.6% |
| Kearney High School | Kearney R-I | 10.2 mi | 814 | 14.2 | 12.8% |
| Kearney Junior High School | Kearney R-I | 10.3 mi | 510 | 13.3 | 19% |
| Lathrop High School | Lathrop R-II | 10.7 mi | 272 | 12.3 | 28.3% |
| Polo High School | Polo R-VII | 11.1 mi | 127 | 9.7 | 36.2% |
| Plattsburg High School | Clinton County R-III | 16.0 mi | 200 | 10.7 | 37.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lawson R-XIV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 342 |
| Southwest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 439 |