Lamar School District
A public school district in Lamar, Arkansas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,254
- Students enrolled
- 107.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 218.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,438
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,254 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,429th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 98th of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 63% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,438 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% 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 School District spent $12,438 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,009 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 | $12,438 | $16.0 million | 1,284 |
| FY2022 | $10,780 | $14.6 million | 1,350 |
| FY2021 | $9,860 | $13.3 million | 1,345 |
| FY2020 | $8,542 | $11.9 million | 1,396 |
| FY2019 | $8,311 | $11.8 million | 1,419 |
| FY2018 | $8,315 | $11.6 million | 1,395 |
| FY2017 | $7,825 | $10.8 million | 1,374 |
| FY2016 | $8,123 | $10.7 million | 1,312 |
| FY2015 | $8,069 | $10.6 million | 1,311 |
| FY2014 | $7,690 | $10.1 million | 1,309 |
| FY2013 | $7,858 | $9.6 million | 1,219 |
| FY2012 | $8,021 | $9.2 million | 1,145 |
| FY2011 | $8,564 | $9.3 million | 1,086 |
| FY2010 | $8,793 | $9.6 million | 1,089 |
| FY2009 | $8,049 | $9.1 million | 1,134 |
| FY2008 | $7,881 | $9.0 million | 1,147 |
| FY2007 | $7,689 | $8.7 million | 1,127 |
| FY2006 | $7,285 | $8.1 million | 1,110 |
| FY2005 | $7,009 | $7.8 million | 1,111 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.5 million | 19.5% |
| State | $9.9 million | 55.4% |
| Local | $4.5 million | 25.1% |
| Total | $17.9 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lamar Elementary School | 590 |
| Lamar High School | 370 |
| Lamar Middle School | 294 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT
- 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
- 0508700
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Arkansas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Arkansas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Arkansas 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