Lamar County Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Barnesville, Georgia
Lamar County Primary School in Barnesville, Georgia enrolled 746 students in 2024-25 with 47.3 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
802 students in 2022-23, 821 students in 2023-24, 746 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.5 to 47.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 802 | 46.5 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 49.5 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 746 | 47.3 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools
Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 757 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lamar County Primary School enrolled 757 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 757 of the 757 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent24.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.8% of students were White, 30.0% Black, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White57.8%
- Black30.0%
- Two or more races6.8%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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.
Elementary schools in Barnesville
2 public elementary schools in Barnesville report 2024-25 enrollment; Lamar County Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County Primary School | 746 | 15.8 | 100.0% |
| Lamar County Elementary School | 662 | 17.7 | 60.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lamar County Primary School
- Lamar County Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 662 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Pike County Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.4 miles away: 768 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
- Compare Lamar County Primary School with Lamar County Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lamar County Schools spends per student$11,838 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,838
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaLamar County Primary School is the number 304 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#304 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.8:1
- 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 Primary School
How many students attend Lamar County Primary School?
746 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 802 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Barnesville, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lamar County Primary School?
15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lamar County Primary School a Title I school?
Lamar County Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lamar County Primary School in?
Lamar County Schools, NCES district ID 1303210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130321002084 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.