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Lamar School District

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Lamar School District is located in northwest Arkansas. Lamar School District has 299.95 square miles of land area and 13.00 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lamar School District population is 6,746. Lamar School District median household income is $33,697 in 2010-2014. Lamar School District median house value is $88,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Lamar School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(118 out of 238, top 50%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	6,746 (2010-2014), rank #104
Population Growth	-2.53% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	21.56/sq mi, rank #171
Median Household Income:	$33,697 at 2010-2014—9.37% increase since 2005-2009, rank #171
Median House Price:	$88,900 at 2010-2014—15.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #98
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	299.95 sq mi, rank #51
Water Area:	13.00 sq mi (4.15%), rank #21
State:	Arkansas
County:	Pope County, Johnson County
City:	London, Lamar, Clarksville, Ozone, Knoxville, Hagarville
Zip:	72847, 72846, 72830, 72854, 72839, 72845
Area:	Russellville, AR

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Lamar School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

301 Elberta St

Lamar AR, 72846, Johnson County

Phone: 479-885-3907

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,309	1,219	1,145	1,086	1,089	1,134	1,147
English Language Learner Students:	18	7	6	6	5	4	4
Total Teachers:	89.79	87.13	87.14	88.59	93.00	89.00	91.00
Prekindergarten:	3.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	7.67	6.78	5.59	6.50	9.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary:	35.79	36.56	36.64	35.83	36.00	35.00	34.00
Secondary:	37.05	34.03	36.13	39.05	41.00	39.00	42.00
Ungraded:	6.28	6.76	6.78	6.21	7.00	7.00	7.00
Total Other Staff:	79.00	84.74	85.00	82.00	84.00	77.00	76.00
Instructional Aides:	23.00	24.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	20.00	19.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.50	3.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.99	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	3.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrators:	3.50	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	3.00	9.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	4.00
Student Support Services:	17.00	17.75	17.00	15.00	16.00	11.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	17.00	20.00	18.00	20.00	20.00	21.00	29.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.58	13.99	13.14	12.26	11.71	12.74	12.60

Schools

Lamar Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	301 Elberta St, Lamar AR 72846
Lamar High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	301 Elberta St, Lamar AR 72846
Lamar Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	301 Elberta St, Lamar AR 72846

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	60%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	72%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	73%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	59%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	87%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	92%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	65%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	81%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	68%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	88%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	93%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	66%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	83%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	44%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	61%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	70%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	68%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	32%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	48%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	47%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	69%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	61%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	60%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	79%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	32%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	23%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	32%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	47%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	34%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	45%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	69%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	72%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	36%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	39%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	52%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	59%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	54%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	53%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	63%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	74%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	71%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	87%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	83%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	48%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$11,131,000	$9,721		$10,352,000	$9,532		$10,299,000	$9,457
Federal:	$2,055,000	$1,795	18.5%	$1,911,000	$1,760	18.5%	$1,584,000	$1,455	15.4%
State:	$6,370,000	$5,563	57.2%	$5,975,000	$5,502	57.7%	$5,951,000	$5,465	57.8%
Local:	$2,706,000	$2,363	24.3%	$2,466,000	$2,271	23.8%	$2,764,000	$2,538	26.8%
Total Expenditures:	$11,383,000	$9,941		$10,545,000	$9,710		$9,980,000	$9,164
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,184,000	$8,021		$9,301,000	$8,564		$9,576,000	$8,793
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,767,000	$5,037	62.8%	$5,773,000	$5,316	62.1%	$6,033,000	$5,540	63.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$898,000	$784	9.8%	$915,000	$843	9.8%	$940,000	$863	9.8%
Administration:	$831,000	$726	9.0%	$805,000	$741	8.7%	$909,000	$835	9.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,688,000	$1,474	18.4%	$1,808,000	$1,665	19.4%	$1,694,000	$1,556	17.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,025,000	$895		$676,000	$622		$243,000	$223
Construction:	$967,000	$845		$332,000	$306		$6,000	$6
Total Other:	$1,007,000	$879		$417,000	$384		$6,000	$6
Interest on Debt:	$167,000	$146		$151,000	$139		$153,000	$140

Total Salary:	$5,670,000	$4,952		$5,676,000	$5,227		$5,747,000	$5,277
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,055,000	$3,541	71.5%	$4,097,000	$3,773	72.2%	$4,156,000	$3,816	72.3%
Other Salary:	$1,615,000	$1,410	28.5%	$1,579,000	$1,454	27.8%	$1,591,000	$1,461	27.7%
Total Benefit:	$1,514,000	$1,322		$1,524,000	$1,403		$1,541,000	$1,415
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,067,000	$932	70.5%	$1,085,000	$999	71.2%	$1,096,000	$1,006	71.1%
Other Benefit:	$447,000	$390	29.5%	$439,000	$404	28.8%	$445,000	$409	28.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.2%	65.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.8%	34.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.6%	16.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.8%	28.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	36.1%	32.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.7%	18.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	3.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,664.0	$38,474.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,664.0	$32,615.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,700.0	$36,227.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,673.0	$40,020.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$42,792.0	$43,036.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	$46,167.0

* Lamar School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.