Lawrence County

Chesapeake · OH · Lawrence County · Public · K-12 combined


At a glance

Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Lawrence County compares for families

What families should know about Lawrence County.

  • ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Chesapeake High School, Fairland High School, South Point High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 1% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
1
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.2
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%
admit rate
$13,244
in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state
1330–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Ohio State University-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
47.2%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
259
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
190:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
3.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
61
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 241 in 2021 to 271 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+12.4%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 569 students:

2025
572
2027
578
2029
585

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Chesapeake High School
Chesapeake
Public 4.8 380 +15.2%
Fairland High School
Proctorville
Public 7.0 359 -12.2%
South Point High School
South Point
Public 6.7 317 -7.8%
Ironton High School
Ironton
Public 10.8 377 -11.5%
Rock Hill Sr High School
Ironton
Public 13.1 325 -0.9%
Dawson-Bryant High School
Coal Grove
Public 9.3 272 -16.8%
Gallia Academy High School
Gallipolis
Public 24.4 489 -4.5%
Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande
Public 28.0 564 +32.1%

At a glance

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Lawrence County is a public high school in Chesapeake, OH, enrolling 569 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 12% from 2021 to 2024.

1 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 1% of U.S. high schools.

It has about 190 students per school counselor.

47% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Lawrence County? Lawrence County is a public high school in Chesapeake, OH, enrolling 569 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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