Total enrollment
10,318
+790 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Lamar County School District
Mississippi · 10,318 students · 4 cities
For a Mississippi district, Lamar County School District runs a mid-sized public-school system: 17 schools and roughly 10,318 students (8 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Lamar County School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lamar County School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #27 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,318 | #6 of 136 | #887 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #7 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #56 of 136 | #3,489 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.1% | #127 of 135 | #3,456 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #29 of 105 | #1,955 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lamar County School District
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Sumrall Elementary School at 78.5% proficient to Lumberton Elementary School at 42.9%, a gap of 35.6 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove High School | Hattiesburg | High | 09-13 | 1,750 |
| Oak Grove Middle School | Hattiesburg | Middle | 06-08 | 1,160 |
| Bellevue Elementary | Hattiesburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,145 |
| Sumrall Elementary School | Sumrall | Elementary | PK-05 | 960 |
| Longleaf Elementary | Hattiesburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 787 |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Hattiesburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 758 |
| Sumrall High School | Sumrall | High | 09-13 | 616 |
| Purvis High School | Purvis | High | 09-13 | 614 |
| Sumrall Middle School | Sumrall | Middle | 06-08 | 484 |
| Purvis Lower Elementary | Purvis | Elementary | PK-02 | 448 |
| Purvis Middle School | Purvis | Middle | 06-08 | 447 |
| Purvis Upper Elementary | Purvis | Elementary | 03-05 | 377 |
| Lumberton Elementary School | Lumberton | Elementary | PK-06 | 287 |
| Lumberton High School | Lumberton | High | 07-12 | 268 |
| Baxterville School | Lumberton | Elementary | PK-08 | 217 |
| JEFFERSON/TODD ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM | Purvis | Combined | 05-12 | 0 |
| LAMAR CO VOC TECH CENTER | Purvis | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About Lamar County School District
Lamar County School District is a medium-population Mississippi school district running 17 schools with combined enrollment near 10,318.
On the school-mix side, Lamar County School District consists of 8 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 607 in this district, meaningfully above the Mississippi typical of 498.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 8%: 9,528 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,318 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Lamar County School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.