Lawrence USD 497


Lawrence USD 497, also known as Lawrence Public Schools, is a public unified school district headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It was organized in 1965 and currently serves approximately 11,000 students from pre-Kindergarten to grade 12 and maintains 15 elementary schools, four middle schools, two high schools, a K–8 virtual school, a virtual high school, an adult learning center and a diploma-completion program. The district covers most of north central Douglas County, a small portion of Leavenworth County and a few square miles of Jefferson County. District headquarters are located at 110 McDonald Drive in Lawrence.

School Board

USD 497 is currently served by seven elected officials who serve a four-year term without salary.
As of January 22nd, 2019, the school board members are:

Elementary schools

Until 2011, all middle school were called junior highs and had grades 7–9. As of 2011, middle schools have grades 6–8 and high schools have 9–12.