📍 301 Elberta St, Lamar, Johnson County, 72846
Lamar High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lamar, Johnson County. The school has 358 pupils enrolled. The Principal is K. Key. It is part of the Lamar School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
Lamar High School enrolls 358 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 315 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 358 students (59%) 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.
Lamar High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VT-40.
Lamar High School is one of 3 schools in LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in LAMAR, Arkansas. The district serves 1,254 students district-wide and employs 116 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 358 students, Lamar High School is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.