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Vernon, AL
Public School Ratings




Vernon 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 County School District details

Lamar County School District
150 Butler Cir
Vernon, AL 35592

2,201 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Lamar County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.1% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
39%
56%
49%
42%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Lamar County Highintermediate School
8990 Highway 18
Vernon, AL, 35592
04-12
Lamar County School Of Technology
43880 Hwy 17 South
Vernon, AL, 35592
10-12
South Lamar School
300 Sls Road
Millport, AL, 35576
PK-12
Sulligent School
500 Elm St
Sulligent, AL, 35586
PK-12
Vernon Elementary School
9700 Hwy 18 W
Vernon, AL, 35592
PK-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.0% 53.8%
Black 10.7% 32.8%
Hispanic 2.1% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 65.7% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 57.9% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,864 $12,907,000 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $805 $1,771,000 7.4%
Staff $384 $845,000 3.5%
General Administration $224 $494,000 2.1%
School Administration $639 $1,407,000 5.9%
Operation $761 $1,675,000 7.0%
Transportation $692 $1,522,000 6.4%
Other $228 $501,000 2.1%
Total Support $3,732 $8,215,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,234 $2,717,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $10,831 $23,839,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
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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