📍 1900 Thunder Drive, Lamar, Prowers County, 81052
Lamar High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lamar, Prowers County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar School District No. Re-2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Lamar High School enrolls 445 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 60% |
| White | 169 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 445 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). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Lamar High School is one of 6 schools in Lamar School District No. Re-2, based in LAMAR, Colorado. The district serves 1,397 students district-wide and employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Lamar High School is larger than the district average of about 233 students per school.