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Lamar High School

216 North Darlington Avenue

Tel: (843)326-7500

Lamar High School serves 281 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 48%.
Lamar High School operates within the Darlington 01 School District.
Darlington 01 School District's 62% graduation rate is lower than the SC state average of 66%.

The student population of 281 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 21 teachers has declined by 8% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.48 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	16:1

Hispanic	2%	8%

Black	64%	35%

White	34%	52%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.48	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	73%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	6%

Darlington 01 School District's student population of 10,406 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 62% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,356 in this district is less than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,529 is less than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has grown by 5% over four years.

School District Name	Darlington 01 School District
Number of Schools Managed	22	6
Number of Students Managed	10,406	3,454

Graduation Rate	62%	66%

District Total Revenue	$115 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$107 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,356	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$10,529	$10,999

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores