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Lawrence schools present audited enrollment report showing steady class sizes, 21% mobility rate
Summary
District data director presented audited head-count enrollment numbers showing elementary averages of 20–23 students, middle-school cores averaging about 25, high-school core averages of 24–26, and a district mobility rate of about 21%. The board asked for follow-up on attrition and out‑of‑boundary student patterns.
Lawrence Board of Education data staff on Dec. 8 presented an audited enrollment and class-size report that the district said reflects confirmed head-count figures and shows stable averages across grade bands.
James Polk, director of data and assessment, told the board the report uses audited numbers and focuses on class size, entrances and exits, and mobility. "When you see the table before you... at kinder and first grade, our average class size is 20," Polk said, listing averages of 20 for kindergarten/first grade, 21 for second grade, 22 for grades three and four, and 23 at fifth grade. He added…
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