LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START

LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START is a minimally staffed primary school in PARIS, Texas, run under PARIS ISD. The school works with 206 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

PARIS ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,832 students; LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START is among them.

On demographics, LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 19% White, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Lamar County's rate of about 61%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lamar County indicate median household income runs about $61,880, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lamar County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students), of which LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START is one.

GIVENS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 193 students in 2018 compared to 206 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for LAMAR COUNTY HEAD START typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.