LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is a public school district in Mississippi serving 10,276 students across 17 schools. It includes 8 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools. Its graduation rate of 91.6% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $10,656 is below the national average for a US public school district. 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| BAXTERVILLE SCHOOL | PK–08 | 252 |
| BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | PK–05 | 1,124 |
| LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY | PK–05 | 712 |
| LUMBERTON ELEMENTARY | PK–06 | 292 |
| OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY | PK–05 | 764 |
| PURVIS LOWER ELEMENTARY | PK–02 | 454 |
| PURVIS UPPER ELEMENTARY | 03–05 | 373 |
| SUMRALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | PK–05 | 903 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 06–08 | 1,294 |
| PURVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL | 06–08 | 383 |
| SUMRALL MIDDLE SCHOOL | 06–08 | 464 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| LAMAR CO VOC TECH CENTER | 09–12 | 0 |
| LUMBERTON HIGH SCHOOL | 07–12 | 261 |
| OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL | 09–12 | 1,777 |
| PURVIS HIGH SCHOOL | 09–12 | 620 |
| SUMRALL HIGH SCHOOL | 09–12 | 603 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON/TODD ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM | 05–12 | 0 |
Funding is shared between state (48%) and local sources (34%), with notable federal support (19%).
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.