School district · Arkansas

Lamar School District

Lamar School District in Arkansas: 3 public schools with 1,254 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,316 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
1,254
Students per teacher
11.7
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,316
AR $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
108
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
418
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.1K15
$8.1K16
$7.8K17
$8.3K18
$8.3K19
$8.5K20
$9.9K21
$10.8K22
$12.4K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
23% · $4.8M
State
66% · $13.5M
Local
10% · $2.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,339
Support services
$5,210
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$11.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Lamar Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–559017.6
Lamar Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–829414.0
Lamar High SchoolFree meals for all
9–123707.0

Sources

Address
301 Elberta Street, Lamar, AR 72846
Phone
(479)885-3907
Website