Lamar School District

Lamar School District is a public school district based in Lamar, Arkansas, United States. The school district supports more than 1,566 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in the 2015-16 school year by employing more than 170 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its three schools.

Lamar School District
Location
301 Elberta Street
Lamar, Arkansas 72846
United States
District information
MottoRoll Tribe
GradesPK–12
SuperintendentJay Holland
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools3[1]
NCES District ID0508700[1]
Students and staff
Students1,566
Teachers88.59 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff170.59 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.26[1]
Athletic conference3A 4 (2012–16)
District mascotWarrior
Colors     Black
     Orange
Other information
Websitewww.lamarwarriors.org

The school district encompasses 299.95 square miles (776.9 km2) of land in Johnson County and Pope County and serves all or portions of Lamar, London, Clarksville, Ozone, Knoxville, and Hagarville.[2]

Schools

Interscholastic activities at the junior varsity and varsity level are played at the 3A Classification level within the 3A 4 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The mascot for the schools is the Warrior.

  • Lamar High School, serving more than 500 students in grades 8 through 12.
  • Lamar Middle School, serving more than 400 students in grades 4 through 7.
  • Lamar Elementary School, serving more than 500 students in prekindergarten through grade 3.

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lamar School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. "Lamar School District". USA.com. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
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