Lamar County School District

Public Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Vernon, Sulligent, Millport, Kennedy, Beaverton and Detroit.

At a glance
2,129Students enrolled
5Schools
6Towns served
$12,732Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
53%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades PK–3
Vernon Elementary School277 students · VernonThis district
Grades 4–12
Lamar County HighIntermediate544 students · VernonThis district
Grades PK–12
Sulligent School684 students · SulligentThis district
Grades PK–12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Vernon Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Lamar County HighIntermediateDepends on your addressThis district
Grades PK–12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Vernon Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Lamar County HighIntermediateDepends on your addressThis district
Grades PK–12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Vernon Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Lamar County HighIntermediateDepends on your addressThis district
Grades PK–12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Vernon Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 12
Sulligent School or South Lamar School or Lamar County HighIntermediateDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs AL
Math proficiency23%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 45.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,732
per student each year · 9% below the AL average
Spending
Classroom instruction52%
Support & administration40%
Other9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)17%
State64%
Federal19%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,269’20
2,212’21
2,201’22
2,176’23
2,129’24
Students
White · 84%1,780
Black · 10%220
Two or more races · 4%79
Hispanic · 2%44
Asian · 0%4
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served
Schools5 in district

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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