Lawrence County High School (Kentucky)

Coordinates: 38°05′52″N 82°36′21″W / 38.09768°N 82.60587°W

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Lawrence County High School

Address

100 Bulldog Lane Louisa , KY 41230 United States
Coordinates	38°05′52″N 82°36′21″W / 38.09768°N 82.60587°W / 38.09768; -82.60587
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1977
School district	16
Principal	Myram Brady
Teaching staff	50.96 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	738 (2022–2023)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.48^[1]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Red and Black
Mascot	Bulldog

Lawrence County High School is a public high school in Louisa, Kentucky located at 100 Bulldog Lane, Louisa, KY 41230.

History

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Lawrence County High School was established in September 1977. It shares its name with the county in which it is located, and offers public education to students of Lawrence County, Kentucky, in grades 9–12.

Students attending LCHS are filtered in from one middle school, two elementary-middle schools, and one private Christian school from across Lawrence County. The school is located next to the Lawrence County Board of Education and Lawrence County Community Center.

In 2021, Governor Andy Beshear announced that Lawrence County High School would receive $9,280,350 from the American Rescue Plan Act for the expansion and renovation of the school's vocational department. Improvements are anticipated for the areas of agricultural education, coal technology, engineering, construction, and carpentry as well the addition of a computer science pathway and a distance learning lab.^[2]

Notable alumni

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Jason Michael – NFL tight end coach for the Philadelphia Eagles
Gerad Parker – Offensive coordinator and tight end coach at Notre Dame. Former interim head football coach at Purdue.^[3]
Chandler Shepherd – Major League pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles^[4]
Jackson Feltner – Major League first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks.^[5]
Noah Thompson – American Idol season 20 winner
Tyler Childers – American singer/songwriter

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Lawrence County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
^ Herald-Dispatch, DAVID E. MALLOY For The (2021-11-08). "Beshear announces funds for Lawrence high school vocational programs". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
^ "Former Wildcat, Lawrence County native Gerad Parker named wide receivers coach at Penn State". WYMT-TV. January 10, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Aaron Snyder (July 30, 2019). "'Shep' to 'Show': Lawrence County's Shepherd promoted to Orioles". The Daily Independent. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Independent, Matthew Sparks | The Daily (2023-07-12). "Morehead State's Feltner gets MLB draft call to the Arizona Diamondbacks". The Trail Blazer. Retrieved 2024-07-14.

External links

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"Home - Lawrence County High School". www.lawrence.k12.ky.us/o/lchs.

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