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B−

Lamar School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lamar and Knoxville.

Lamar’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,254
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,316
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$11.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lamar School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Arkansas districts
  • Spends 5% more per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.5M, about $9,151 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% of the 261 Arkansas 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Lamar 1,776Knoxville 662

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lamar. Grade by grade →

PK–5Lamar Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Lamar Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lamar High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3% · 810 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 39.9% · 812 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.9% · 84 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
$14,316 per student · 5% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 66%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,345’20
1,350’21
1,284’22
1,193’23
1,254’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lamar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lamar
C+
590 students18:1
Lamar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B
294 students14:1
Lamar High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lamar
D
370 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Clarksville School DistrictClarksville
$13,285per student

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 Arkansas.