Lawrence Gardner High School
Topeka · KS · Department of Corrections · Public · K-12 combined
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Hope Street Charter Academy → Valley Falls High → Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School → Royal Valley High → Capital City → Silver Lake Jr-Sr High → Jefferson West High → Burlingame Junior/Senior High →For Parents
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Kansas
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 $18,059/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 111 students:
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Street Charter Academy Topeka |
Public · charter | 5.2 | 103 | +21.2% |
| Valley Falls High Valley Falls |
Public | 20.7 | 122 | +4.3% |
| Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School Rossville |
Public | 14.6 | 170 | -2.9% |
| Royal Valley High Hoyt |
Public | 10.3 | 223 | -13.9% |
| Capital City Topeka |
Public | 2.9 | 32 | — |
| Silver Lake Jr-Sr High Silver Lake |
Public | 9.4 | 239 | +2.6% |
| Jefferson West High Meriden |
Public | 9.4 | 247 | -3.9% |
| Burlingame Junior/Senior High Burlingame |
Public | 24.9 | 86 | -1.1% |