LPS nears record enrollment with 42,282 students in grades prekindergarten-12

November 7, 2024

LPS released their official enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year on Thursday, November 7. Growing 647 students, the total enrollment is just 15 students shy of the 42,297 record enrollment during the 2019-2020 school year. Some of the growth can be attributed to an increase of new families to Lincoln. 

“Lincoln has a long history as a refugee resettlement community,” said LPS Associate Superintendent for Educational Services Mike Gillotti. “For some families this is their second or third move within the United States. They’ve often heard great things about our schools so they are excited to make their home here where they find a welcoming and supportive community.”

There are 679 more English Learners enrolled at LPS this year than last school year at this time, the highest number since 2016. 

Other highlights from the numbers released include:

  • Total enrollment grew by 101 students in elementary, 89 in middle and 385 in high school. 
  • The largest elementary school is Kooser with 929 students. 
  • The largest middle school continues to be Scott with 1,020 students.
  • Southwest is the largest high school with 2,109. Lincoln High is the only other high school with enrollment over 2,000 with 2,082 students.
  • Everett Elementary School saw the largest increase at the elementary level adding 67 students
  • Moore Middle School saw the largest increase at the middle school level adding 87 students.
  • The largest growth at high school was understandably Lincoln Standing Bear High School because they added the junior grade level.
  • An additional 314 students joined the Grizzlies in grades 9-11 bringing the total enrollment to 631.
  • The tenth grade class is the largest class at LPS with 3,478.
  • The largest grade levels experiencing growth are third, 10th and 11th grades.
  • The largest cohort to grow is students moving from last year’s eighth grade to this year’s ninth grade class with 188 more students.

The Numbers

The full 2024-2025 LPS District Statistics Booklet is still being compiled and will be posted on the website here next week. The community can view past statistic handbooks on the same page.

Published: November 7, 2024, Updated: November 7, 2024