The number of students enrolled at Lincoln Public Schools has returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Official enrollment numbers for the 2024-25 LPS school year was recorded at 42,282 students in pre-K through 12th grades. Up 647 students, this is just 15 students shy of LPS’ record enrollment in 2019-2020 — 42,297 students.
LPS says some of the growth can be attributed to an increase of new families to Lincoln. There are 679 more English Learners enrolled at LPS this year than last school year at this time, the highest number since 2016.
“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.”
Here is a breakdown of these new enrollment numbers, released by LPS on Nov. 7:
Total Enrollment
- +101 students in elementary — largest being is Kooser Elementary with 929
- +89 in middle — largest being is Scott Middle with 1,020
- +385 in high school — largest being Southwest High with 2,109.
Growth Trends
- 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.
- Lincoln Standing Bear High School saw the largest increase at the high school level because they added the junior grade level. An additional 314 students in grades 9-11 joined the Grizzlies bringing the total enrollment to 631.
- 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 tenth grade class is the largest class at LPS with 3,478.