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Lamar, CO
Public School Ratings




Lamar Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lamar School District No. Re 2 School District details

Lamar School District No. Re 2 School District
210 W Pearl
Lamar, CO 81052

1,522 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Lamar School District No. Re 2 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Colorado

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.3% of all CO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
40%
33%
46%
23%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alta Vista Charter School
8785 Cr Ll
Lamar, CO, 81052
KG-06
Lamar High School
1900 Thunder Drive
Lamar, CO, 81052
09-12
Lamar Middle School
104 West Park
Lamar, CO, 81052
06-08
Melvin Hendrickson Development Center School
510 Savage Avenue
Lamar, CO, 81052
PK-PK
Parkview Elementary School
1105 Parkview
Lamar, CO, 81052
03-05
Washington Elementary School
510 South 9 Th Street
Lamar, CO, 81052
KG-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.4% 53.6%
Black 0.5% 4.9%
Hispanic 61.5% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.7% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 58.0% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 6.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,480 $8,341,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $386 $587,000 3.9%
Staff $396 $602,000 4.0%
General Administration $267 $406,000 2.7%
School Administration $675 $1,027,000 6.8%
Operation $1,120 $1,705,000 11.2%
Transportation $200 $305,000 2.0%
Other $208 $316,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,251 $4,948,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,261 $1,920,000 12.6%
Total Expenditures $9,993 $15,209,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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