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). The district's boundaries parallel that of Lawrence County. The Lawrence County School District is under the administration of Tammy Fairburn. There were a total of 2,322 students enrolled in the Lawrence County School District during the 2006–2007 school year.

Schools

* Lawrence County High School (Grades 9-12) **Tawanna C. Thornton, Principal *Lawrence County IMPACT Center (Grades 5-12) **Carla Bell, Director *Lawrence County Technology & Career Center (Grades 9-12) **Darrel Turner, Director *Rod Paige Middle School (Grades 5-8) **Lenard King, Principal *Monticello Elementary School (Grades K-4) **Cynthia Carr Williamson, Principal *New Hebron Attendance Center (Grades K-8) **Ronnie Morgan, Principal *Topeka Tilton Attendance Center (Grades K-8) **John Bull, Principal

Demographics

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 2,322 students enrolled in the Lawrence County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of the district was 42.33% African American, 56.20% White, 0.95% Hispanic, and 0.52% Asian. 55.7% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

Accountability statistics

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.lawcosd.org Education in Lawrence County, Mississippi School districts in Mississippi