Lamar High School
Public high school in Lamar, Missouri · Lamar R-I School District · Grades 9–12
Lamar High School serves 369 students in grades 9–12 in Lamar (Barton County). It is one of 4 schools in Lamar R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 225th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lamar R-I School District |
| County | Barton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291785000954 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lamar R-I | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 369 | 1,158 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.6% | 51.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lamar High School in context
Size
Lamar High School is the only high school in Lamar R-I School District. Its 369 students are 31.9% of the district's 1,158. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15 miles away and have a median of 99 students, so Lamar High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 114 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 81, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% more students than grade 9 (114 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 86.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lamar R-I (88.3%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.5% across Lamar R-I and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 18.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Lamar High School has 25.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 369 students would have about 30.2 teachers, so Lamar High School has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Sheldon High School, 11.1 miles away in Sheldon R-VIII School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 86.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 81 |
| Grade 11 | 88 |
| Grade 12 | 114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
202 W 7th, Lamar, MO 64759
Phone: (417)682-5571
Website: lamar.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lamar High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon High School | Sheldon R-VIII | 11.1 mi | 89 | 8.1 | 53.9% |
| Jasper County High School | Jasper County R-V | 11.2 mi | 213 | 11.7 | 48.8% |
| Golden City High School | Golden City R-III | 12.7 mi | 88 | 8.3 | 62.5% |
| Liberal High School | Liberal R-II | 13.5 mi | 96 | 8.2 | 37.5% |
| Bronaugh High School | Bronaugh R-VII | 16.6 mi | 65 | 7.3 | 44.6% |
| Lockwood High School | Lockwood R-I | 19.3 mi | 102 | 9.2 | 33.3% |
| Nevada High School | Nevada R-V | 24.1 mi | 754 | 17.3 | 47.2% |
| Carthage High School | Carthage R-IX | 24.6 mi | 1,626 | 18.4 | 56.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lamar R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 281 |
| Lamar Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 253 |
| Lamar Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 255 |