📍 300 Sls Road, Millport, Lamar County, 35576
South Lamar School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Millport, Lamar County. The school has 604 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
South Lamar School enrolls 604 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.8% Black or African American and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 528 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 604 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Lamar School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-40.
South Lamar School is one of 5 schools in Lamar County, based in Vernon, Alabama. The district serves 2,129 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 604 students, South Lamar School is larger than the district average of about 426 students per school.