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C+

Lamar County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Barnesville, Milner and Aldora.

Barnesville’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Georgia school districts

Students
2,872
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,205
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Debt
$24M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lamar County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the GA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $24M, about $8,344 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 220 Georgia 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Barnesville 6,329Milner 819Aldora 192

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Barnesville. Grade by grade →

PK–2Lamar County Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Lamar County Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Lamar County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lamar County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.4% · 1,373 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 39.6% · 1,409 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 84.4% · 218 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
$12,205 per student · 23% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 46%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,705’20
2,773’21
2,820’22
2,897’23
2,872’24

Up 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 58%Black 31%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Georgia’s other public schools.

Lamar County Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Barnesville
746 students16:1
Lamar County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Barnesville
C
662 students18:1
Lamar County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barnesville
C+
633 students16:1
Lamar County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Barnesville
C
831 students16:1

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 Georgia.