LPS announces official enrollment numbers for 2025-2026 school year

November 7, 2025

As of October 1, there were 41,940 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade attending LPS. This is a decrease of 342 students from the previous year which reached near-record numbers seen pre-pandemic.

“Initially, what we notice in the data is that larger grade-level cohorts are in the upper grades and graduating out, while smaller grade-level cohorts are entering at the elementary grade levels,” said LPS Associate Superintendent for Educational Services Mike Gillotti. “We are still 378 students more than in 2020 during the pandemic.”

Other highlights from the numbers released include:

  • Elementary enrollment declined by 420 students compared to last year, while middle school enrollment remained flat adding only six students and high school enrollment increased slightly by 80 students.
  • The largest elementary school is Kooser with 892 students. 
  • The largest middle school continues to be Scott with 1,004 students.
  • North Star is the largest high school with 1,985.
  • All of the LPS high schools are under 2,000 students. The last time that all high schools were under 2,000 students was during the 2012-2013 school year when Southeast was the largest with 1,922.
  • Roper Elementary School saw the largest increase at the elementary level adding 35 students.
  • Mickle Middle School saw the largest increase at the middle school level adding 74 students.
  • The largest growth at high school was understandably Lincoln Standing Bear High School due to adding the senior grade level. An additional 328 students brings the total enrollment to 959.
  • The senior class is the largest class at LPS with 3,471, followed by the junior class with 3,466.

The full 2025-2026 LPS District Statistics Booklet is still being compiled and will be posted on the website here soon. The community can view past statistic handbooks on the same page.

The Numbers

Click on the links below to view the 2025-2026 enrollment:

Published: November 7, 2025, Updated: November 7, 2025