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Lawrence Township Metropolitan School District Snow Day Predictor

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Lawrence Township Metropolitan, measured against Lawrence Township Metropolitan's own big snow morning of 2.7 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Lawrence Township Metropolitan close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Indianapolis.
The Lawrence Township Metropolitan playbook

How Lawrence Township Metropolitan calls a snow day

When the call comes

No later than 5:30 AM, depending on the timing of the weather.

“Depending on the timing of the weather, it is our hope that a decision can be made no later than 5:30 AM.”
Source

How families hear

By the district app, the district website, social media and local TV.

“Decisions will be communicated to families and staff as quickly as possible via ParentSquare, web alert, social media, and local news stations.”
Inclement Weather - Metropolitan SD of Lawrence Township

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“In the event of a 2-hour delay, everything is pushed back two hours.Kindergarten (ELCs) & Elementary buildings will begin at 10 AM.Middle & High School buildings will begin at 10:50 AM.”
Delay schedule

Virtual learning days

Lawrence Township Metropolitan has virtual learning days in its winter plan.

“Level 1: K-12 on-site instruction cancelled. Students will receive virtual instruction. There is no transportation for a Level 1 closure.”
Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

  • First day August 6, 2026
  • Winter break Dec 18 to Jan 4
  • Last day May 27, 2027
District calendar

Read from Lawrence Township Metropolitan’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is ltschools.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

Lawrence Township Metropolitan’s snow record

19.9inches of snow a winter
1.6school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more
0.3with 4 in or more
2.7 ina big snow morning in Lawrence Township Metropolitan: the top tenth of snowy school mornings
2.6school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder
1.6Nov
3.7Dec
6.6Jan
4.7Feb
2.4Mar
Average snowfall by month, inches
  • Biggest day 8.3 in on January 25, 2026
  • Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 31.5 in
  • 6 in mornings 0.2 a winter
  • 1 in mornings 2.7 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 4.2 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

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The Indiana rule

How Indiana counts a lost day

Indiana requires at least 180 student instructional days a school year.

The Indiana rules in the agency’s own words, and every Indiana district

Next door

Districts near Lawrence Township Metropolitan

DistrictSnow a winter4 in morningsBuilt in days
Warren Township Metropolitan School DistrictIndianapolis19.9 in0.3
Mount Vernon Community School CorporationFortville14.4 in0.4
Hamilton Southeastern SchoolsFishers11.9 in0.4
Washington Township Metropolitan School DistrictIndianapolis19.9 in0.32
Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmel11.9 in0.4
Southern Hancock County Community School CorporationNew Palestine14.4 in0.4
The schools

17 schools

Every school in Lawrence Township Metropolitan follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

  • Lawrence North High School
  • Lawrence Central High School
  • McKenzie Career Center

Middle

  • Fall Creek Valley Middle School
  • Belzer Middle School

Elementary

  • Forest Glen Elementary School
  • Amy Beverland Elementary
  • Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch
  • Harrison Hill Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School
  • Indian Creek Elementary School
  • Brook Park Elementary School
  • Winding Ridge Elementary School
  • Crestview Elementary School
  • Skiles Test Elementary School
  • Oaklandon Elementary School

Other schools

  • Early Learning Center
Questions

Lawrence Township Metropolitan snow day questions

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A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle
The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.