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Lamar County School District:

Contact and Location Information

Agency Location Address:

Lamar County School District
300 North Street
Purvis, MS
39475-0609

Agency Mailing Address:

Lamar County School District
P. O. Box 609
Purvis, MS
39475-0609

Phone Number:

(601) 794-1030


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Classification Information

Grades Served:

Kindergarten to 12th Grade

County:

Lamar

Type:

Lamar County School District is a "Local school district that is not a component of a supervisory union".

Boundary:

Lamar County School District's boundaries have had "no change since last report".

Charter:

All schools associated with Lamar County School District are "non-charter schools".

Metro Status:

Lamar County School District's statistical area is a metropolitan area.

Combined Statistical Area:

Lamar County School District is not associated with "a recognized combined statistical area".

Service Area:

Lamar County School District serves a Core Based Statistical Area but not primarily its principal city.

NCES Assigned Agency ID:

2802400

State Assigned Agency ID:

3700

Statistical Area:

Lamar County School District is associated with "a recognized population nucleus and adjacent communities that have a high degree of integration with that nucleus, and designated by the U.S. Government as a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area".

Locale:

Lamar County School District is located in a "Rural area, inside a 'Core Based Statistical Area'"
(Any incorporated place, Census designated place, or non-place territory within a 'Core Based Statistical Area' or 'Consolidated Statistical Area' of a Large or Mid-size City and defined as rural by the Census Bureau.)

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Statistics for Lamar County School District:

Schools, Teachers and Students

Agency Schools
Agency Schools Comparison Graph
(FTE) Classroom Teacher Averages
(FTE) Classroom Teacher Comparison Graph
Enrollment Averages
District Enrollment Comparison Graph

Agency Schools

(FTE)
Classroom Teachers

Students

District13.0452.06,757.0
State Avg6.4192.93,041.0
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Enrollment Averages by Grade Level

Grade Level Comparison Graph

Un-Graded

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

District Avg103.0484.0518.0497.0505.0518.0518.0
State Avg85.5227.0243.7235.7237.4243.8243.2

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

District Avg557.0543.0532.0542.0538.0444.0458.0
State Avg243.0250.3229.7241.4203.6176.5160.2

High School Graduation Information

Diploma Recipient Averages
Total
Male / Female

District

State Avg

American Indian
Alaskan Native

1.0
1.0 / 0.0
0.2
0.0 / 0.0

Asian
Pacific Islander

5.0
2.0 / 3.0
1.4
0.0 / 0.0

Hispanic

1.0
0.0 / 1.0
0.8
0.0 / 0.0

African American

28.0
14.0 / 14.0
73.7
0.0 / 0.0

Caucasian

313.0
145.0 / 168.0
80.1
0.0 / 0.0

Total

348.0156.2
Diploma Recipients Comparison Graph
Other High School Completer Averages
Total
Male / Female

District

State Avg

American Indian
Alaskan Native

0.0
0.0 / 0.0
0.0
0.0 / 0.0

Asian
Pacific Islander

0.0
0.0 / 0.0
0.1
0.0 / 0.0

Hispanic

0.0
0.0 / 0.0
0.0
0.0 / 0.0

African American

0.0
0.0 / 0.0
8.1
0.0 / 0.0

Caucasian

10.0
7.0 / 3.0
4.1
0.0 / 0.0

Total

10.012.3
Other High School Completer Comparison Graph

In The News

Lauderdale County Schools adopts (The Meridian Star)

A new school district policy regarding text messaging at Lauderdale County Public Schools reflects a growing concern regarding communication between students and school personnel through telephone and Internet social network sites.

Corporal punishment may return to district (The Clarion-Ledger)

While one Mississippi school district decided to end its corporal punishment policy this week, Jackson's district hasn't decided after a year of consideration whether to reinstate its own.

Purvis loses one police chief, gains another (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg)

Following the departure of John Howard, Purvis has promoted one of their officers to the top position on the force. Capt. Steve Reid, 49, will take Howard's place. He has been with the Purvis police for three years.

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