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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,176 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Lamar County School District is a school district in Alabama (Lamar County). During the 2024 school year, 2,176 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Lamar County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jonathan Beasley
Terry Goodin
Banks Hattaway
Lee Mosley

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Overlapping state house districts

Lamar County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 17Tracy EstesRepublican Party 100% 44%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,070,000 $1,840 14%
Local: $5,717,000 $2,585 20%
State: $18,742,000 $8,473 66%
Total: $28,529,000 $12,897
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $27,121,000 $12,260
Total Current Expenditures: $23,978,000 $10,839
Instructional Expenditures: $12,909,000 $5,835 48%
Student and Staff Support: $2,832,000 $1,280 10%
Administration: $2,520,000 $1,139 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,717,000 $2,584 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,323,000 $1,050
Construction: $976,000 $441
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $618,000 $279
Interest on Debt: $152,000 $68

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 35 PS 15-19 40-59 40-59 37
2020-2021 23 PS 6-9 <=20 21-39 25
2018-2019 49 PS 25-29 20-29 PS 60-79 52
2017-2018 47 PS 25-29 40-59 PS 60-79 50
2016-2017 44 PS 25-29 40-59 >=50 46
2015-2016 37 PS 15-19 21-39 >=50 40
2014-2015 33 25-29 21-39 40-59 34
2013-2014 30 10-14 <=20 PS 20-29 33
2012-2013 77 65-69 >=50 >=50 79
2011-2012 78 60-64 40-59 PS 82
2010-2011 77 55-59 60-79 PS 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 47 PS 25-29 21-39 40-59 49
2020-2021 44 PS 25-29 21-39 21-39 47
2018-2019 43 PS 30-34 20-29 PS 40-59 45
2017-2018 42 PS 25-29 21-39 PS 40-59 45
2016-2017 33 PS 20-24 21-39 <50 35
2015-2016 30 PS 15-19 21-39 <50 32
2014-2015 35 15-19 <=20 <=20 38
2013-2014 40 25-29 <=20 PS 20-29 43
2012-2013 85 75-79 >=50 >=50 87
2011-2012 82 65-69 60-79 PS 85
2010-2011 83 65-69 >=80 PS 85

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 85-89 >=80 PS PS 85-89
2020-2021 90-94 >=80 PS 90-94
2019-2020 90-94 >=80 >=50 >=95
2018-2019 90-94 >=50 PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 >=80 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 80-84 PS >=80 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 85-89 >=90 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 85-89 80-89 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 80-84 60-69 PS 80-84
2011-2012 65-69 50-59 PS 70-74
2010-2011 70-74 60-69 PS 75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,176 -1.1
2022-2023 2,201 -0.5
2021-2022 2,212 -2.6
2020-2021 2,269 -1.0
2019-2020 2,292 0.1
2018-2019 2,290 -4.3
2017-2018 2,389 1.0
2016-2017 2,366 0.6
2015-2016 2,351 -0.9
2014-2015 2,371 -0.5
2013-2014 2,382 0.1
2012-2013 2,380 -2.7
2011-2012 2,445 3.3
2010-2011 2,365 0.6
2009-2010 2,350 0.2
2008-2009 2,346 0.1
2007-2008 2,343 -1.4
2006-2007 2,375 -0.6
2005-2006 2,389 -0.6
2004-2005 2,403 -2.9
2003-2004 2,472 -4.9
2002-2003 2,594 -1.9
2001-2002 2,643 -1.6
2000-2001 2,684 -4.4
1999-2000 2,803 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lamar County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.5
Black 10.9 31.6
Hispanic 2.1 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 3.8
White 83.9 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lamar County School District had 129.76 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.77.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 8.00
Elementary: 49.70
Secondary: 68.06
Total: 129.76

Lamar County School District employed 3.46 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.46
District Administrative Support: 7.35
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.94
Other Support Services: 30.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lamar County School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Lamar County Highintermediate5874-12
Lamar County School Of Technology010-12
South Lamar School615PK-12
Sulligent School693PK-12
Vernon Elementary School281PK-3


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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