Guidelines for class sizes in the Lawrence school district The
Lawrence school district has established standards for class
size based on the percentage of students who receive free or
reduced-price lunches. Here are the guidelines: • In schools
where 75 percent or more of the students receive free or
reduced-price lunches, classrooms are staffed with one teacher
for every 23 students. • In schools where 50 to 75 percent of
the students receive free or reduced-price lunches, the ratio is
one teacher for every 24 students. • In schools where less than
50 percent of the students receive free or reduced-price
lunches, there is one teacher for every 25 students. The
district also has caps for how large classes can be. • In
schools where 75 percent of the students receive free or
reduced-price lunches, kindergarten through second grade classes
can’t go over 25 students, and third- through fifth-grade
classes can’t be larger than 30. • In schools where 50 to 75
percent of the students receive free or reduced-price