Performance measures – as reported by the Massachusetts Department of Education

  Lawrence High School(s) Andover High School
% Low Income 86% 5%
% English not 1st language 87% 8%
% with limited English Proficiency 14% 1%
% Special Needs 14% 13%
High School Population 3,464 1,719
District Graduation Rate 36% 95%
MCAS results – High School % needing  academic improvement  or failing the MCAS*
English Language Arts 61% 6%
Math 69% 9%
MCAS results – District % needing academic Improvement.  Or failing the MCAS*
Math 70% 10%
Science 93% 21%
District Operating Statistics     
FTE’s 13,413 6,123
Budget Applied $161,487,202 $73,623,942
Expenditure Per Student $12,039 $12,025
Student to Teacher Ratio 3.3 3.7
Teachers 1,046 461
Average Teacher Salary $54,012 $64,431
Hispanic Teachers 10% 1%
African American Teachers 0% 0%
Asian Teachers 1% 2%
White Teachers 89% 97%

*MCAS is the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

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