Originally known as the SchoolCity of Lafayette, the district became the Lafayette School Corporation on January 1, 1963. Its superintendents have included:
A. J. Vawter, 1855–1863
J. W. Molière, 1863–1867
Jacob Merrill, 1867–1890
Edward Ayres, 1890–1902
Russell Bedgood, 1902–1904
Robert F. Hight, 1904–1921
D. W. Horton, 1921–1923
A. E. Highley, 1923–1932
Morris E. McCarty, 1932–1947
Aaron T. Lindley, 1947–1952
Dr. J. Russell Hiatt, 1952
The district's current superintendent is Mr. Les Huddle. Lafayette's school system has built a reputation for extracurricular programs, especially its , , and visual arts programs. The Marching Bronchos, under the direction of Thomas W. Barker, Jr., have qualified for ISSMA State Marching Band Finals seven times since 1983 and have performed in Hollywood, Philadelphia, Orlando, and Hawaii. The wind ensemble has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Band Finals since 2001. The concert choir, Varsity Singers, under the direction of Jeff Vallier and John Satterfield, has consistently qualified for ISSMA State Concert Choir Finals since 1994, receiving second-place honors three times. The show choir The First Edition is nationally known, including performances in Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Nashville, Washington D.C., Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Europe, Mexico, and the Bahamas, and has been recognized on four occasions since 1990 by the Indiana General Assembly for outstanding achievements in musical performance and community contributions. Students in the visual arts program consistently take top honors at state and national level competitions.
Board of School Trustees
Current members of the elected non-partisan Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation include:
Title
Office Holder
District
President
Rebecca Sprague
6
Vice President
Kay A. Walton
5
Secretary
Brian Wagner
4
Board Member
David R. Moulton
1
Board Member
Robert Stwalley
2
Board Member
Brent Clemenz
3
Board Member
Stephen Bultinck
7
All regular meetings of the Board of School Trustees of the Lafayette School Corporation are held at the Hiatt Administration Center located at 2300 Cason St. in Lafayette, Indiana on the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm.
In August 2006 Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School was renamed, and assigned to serve all 7th and 8th grade students in the LSC. Lafayette Sunnyside Middle School was renamed Sunnyside Intermediate School and started serving all 5th and 6th grade students in 2010.