📍 295 Stone Ave, Paris, Lamar County, 75460
North Lamar H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Paris, Lamar County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mark Keith. It is part of the North Lamar Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Lamar H S enrolls 727 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 538 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 727 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
North Lamar H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 TX-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
North Lamar H S is one of 6 schools in NORTH LAMAR ISD, based in PARIS, Texas. The district serves 2,395 students district-wide and employs 205 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, North Lamar H S is larger than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote