Lawrence Union Free School District | |
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Location | |
United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Success is within the reach of each and every learner. |
Grades | PK–12 |
Established | January 24, 1891 |
Superintendent | Dr. Ann Pedersen Ed.D |
Asst. superintendent(s) | Mr. Jeremy Feder |
School board | Mr. Murray Forman, President Dr. Asher Mansdorf, Vice President Dr. David Sussman, Trustee Mr. Heshy Blachorsky, Trustee Mr. Abel Feldhamer, Trustee Mr. Michael Hatten, Trustee Mrs. Tova Plaut, TrusteeContents |
Schools | 5 |
Budget | $100,783,090 (2017–18) |
NCES District ID | 3616830 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 2,486 (2017–2018) |
Teachers | 208.40 (2017–2018) |
Student–teacher ratio | 11.93 |
District mascot | Golden Tornadoes |
Other information | |
Website | www |
The Lawrence Public Schools Union Free School District 15 is a comprehensive community public school district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in the southwest section of Nassau County, New York, and borders the New York City borough of Queens.
Communities in the district include Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Inwood, and Atlantic Beach. It also includes sections of the municipality of Woodsburgh, as well as the census-designated places of Woodmere and East Atlantic Beach. [2] It also includes a part of North Woodmere. [3]
The district consists of the following schools:
On December 3, 2006, Newsday reported that of 3,692 students, 52.9% were white, 16.1% were black, 25.5% were Hispanic and 5.6% were "other." [4]
Source: [5]
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