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B+

Lamar County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Vernon, Sulligent, Millport, Kennedy, Detroit and Beaverton.

Vernon’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Alabama school districts

Students
2,129
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,732
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lamar County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the AL average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.5M, about $3,075 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% of the 146 Alabama school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Vernon 1,823B+Sulligent 1,812Millport 963Kennedy 425Detroit 223Beaverton 181

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Vernon. Grade by grade →

PK–3Vernon Elementary SchoolThis district
4–12Lamar County HighIntermediateThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 27.2% · 1,106 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.3% · 1,104 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90% · 153 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,732 per student · 9% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 40%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 64%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,269’20
2,212’21
2,201’22
2,176’23
2,129’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Black 10%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools.

Sulligent School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sulligent
B
684 students16:1
South Lamar School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Millport
B+
624 students17:1
Vernon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Vernon
A−
277 students14:1
Lamar County HighIntermediate
Other · Grades 4–12 · Vernon
B−
544 students16:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alabama.