Lamar County Head Start
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Paris, Texas
Lamar County Head Start in Paris, Texas enrolled 206 students in 2024-25 with 9.9 full-time teachers, 20.9 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%
205 students in 2022-23, 198 students in 2023-24, 206 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.0 to 9.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 205 | 13.0 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 10.7 | 18.5 |
| 2024-25 | 206 | 9.9 | 20.9 |
20.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind
Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lamar County Head Start reported and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
43.2% of students were Black, 23.8% Hispanic, 18.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black43.2%
- Hispanic23.8%
- White18.9%
- Two or more races13.6%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Schools of this kind in Paris
2 public schools of this kind in Paris report 2024-25 enrollment; Lamar County Head Start is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County Head Start | 206 | 20.9 | 100.0% |
| Givens Early Childhood Center | 112 | 15.6 | 70.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lamar County Head Start
- Givens Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, under 0.1 miles away: 112 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Sulphur Bluff ISDThe next nearest public school of this kind, 25 miles away: 209 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
- Compare Lamar County Head Start with Givens Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paris ISD spends per student$12,010 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,010
- The largest public schools in TexasLamar County Head Start is the number 286 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#286 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher20.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.20.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lamar County Head Start
How many students attend Lamar County Head Start?
206 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 205 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Paris, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamar County Head Start?
20.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lamar County Head Start a Title I school?
Lamar County Head Start was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Lamar County Head Start in?
Paris ISD, NCES district ID 4834290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483429008317 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.