📍 1 Trojan Way, Barnesville, Lamar County, 30204
Lamar County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Barnesville, Lamar County. The school has 808 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lamar County High School enrolls 808 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 31% Black or African American and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 471 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 249 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 808 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 318 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lamar County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 GA-30, state senate district 16, state house district 131.
Lamar County High School is one of 4 schools in Lamar County, based in Barnesville, Georgia. The district serves 2,872 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 808 students, Lamar County High School is close to the district average of about 718 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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