Lamar County High School

Lamar County High School, a modestly sized 9-12 campus in Barnesville, Georgia, run under Lamar County, serves 831 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Lamar County High School sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Lamar County High School is one of 4 schools operated by Lamar County, a district that works with 2,872 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lamar County High School records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 34% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Lamar County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lamar County High School has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Lamar County High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Lamar County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lamar County indicate median household income runs about $67,062, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lamar County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,872 students), Lamar County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lamar County Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lamar County High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 755 students in 2018 compared to 831 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 61% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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