Enrollment figures from the Georgia Department of Education show that Lamar County Elementary School reported 32 Hispanic students for the 2024-25 school year, reflecting an increase of 6.7% from the prior year.
Total enrollment at Lamar County Elementary School reached 647 students during the 2024-25 school year. Hispanic students represented 5% of the population, making them the second-smallest demographic group at the school.
The school is part of the Lamar County School District, which operates from Barnesville.
Lamar County High School and Lamar County Elementary School both recorded the largest Hispanic student enrollment in the district for 2024-25, with 32 students each.
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that in Georgia public schools, the racial and ethnic breakdown was about 36.4% Black, 35.9% white, 18.1% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4.6% multiracial, 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.
Chronic absenteeism continues to be a significant challenge in Georgia schools after the pandemic, with 20.7% of students missing at least 10% of school days in 2024, per the Georgia Department of Education. To address this, the GaDOE introduced a statewide campaign featuring a real-time attendance dashboard, a public outreach campaign, and concentrated support for the most affected districts to improve daily attendance rates.
Georgia lawmakers passed a measure in 2025 to revise school attendance laws, prohibiting expulsion due solely to absenteeism. The updated law also includes added requirements for reporting and is coordinated with programs that help students earn diplomas through alternative options.
Georgia’s average student-to-teacher ratio as of 2026 was about 14:1, which is an improvement over the national average of 15:1.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Hispanic students | % of Hispanic students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 579 | 11 | 2% |
| 2011-12 | 593 | 11 | 2% |
| 2012-13 | 588 | 11 | 2% |
| 2013-14 | 573 | 17 | 3% |
| 2014-15 | 607 | 18 | 3% |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 18 | 3% |
| 2016-17 | 618 | 24 | 4% |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 18 | 3% |
| 2018-19 | 601 | 18 | 3% |
| 2019-20 | 602 | 6 | 1% |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 11 | 2% |
| 2021-22 | 579 | 23 | 4% |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 33 | 6% |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 30 | 5% |
| 2024-25 | 647 | 32 | 5% |
