Lamar County
A public school district in Vernon, Alabama, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,129
- Students enrolled
- 133.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 221.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,004
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,129 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,330th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 92nd of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,004 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 16% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lamar County spent $12,004 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,060 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,004 | $26.4 million | 2,201 |
| FY2022 | $10,840 | $24.0 million | 2,212 |
| FY2021 | $10,105 | $22.9 million | 2,269 |
| FY2020 | $9,277 | $21.3 million | 2,292 |
| FY2019 | $9,458 | $21.7 million | 2,290 |
| FY2018 | $8,879 | $21.2 million | 2,389 |
| FY2017 | $8,692 | $20.6 million | 2,366 |
| FY2016 | $8,578 | $20.2 million | 2,351 |
| FY2015 | $8,406 | $19.9 million | 2,371 |
| FY2014 | $8,218 | $19.6 million | 2,382 |
| FY2013 | $7,961 | $18.9 million | 2,380 |
| FY2012 | $7,585 | $18.5 million | 2,445 |
| FY2011 | $8,190 | $19.4 million | 2,365 |
| FY2010 | $8,200 | $19.3 million | 2,350 |
| FY2009 | $8,308 | $19.5 million | 2,346 |
| FY2008 | $8,628 | $20.2 million | 2,343 |
| FY2007 | $7,912 | $18.8 million | 2,375 |
| FY2006 | $7,668 | $18.3 million | 2,389 |
| FY2005 | $7,060 | $17.0 million | 2,403 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.6 million | 14.6% |
| State | $20.7 million | 66.3% |
| Local | $6.0 million | 19.0% |
| Total | $31.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lamar County HighIntermediate | 544 |
| Lamar County School Of Technology | |
| South Lamar School | 624 |
| Sulligent School | 684 |
| Vernon Elementary School | 277 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0101950
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved