Leading Students Toward Bright Futures
- The Lamar County School System, located in Barnesville, Georgia, comprises four traditional schools (primary, elementary, middle, and high), in addition to the Trojan Learning Center and Career and Technical Education.
- New Lamar County High School opened in the fall of 2019 and in 2022 there were just over 800 students.
- One of the newest Career Pathways will enhance our Workforce Pipeline in the Film and video arena!
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More than 350 employees proudly serve a diverse student population of approximately 2,850 students.
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All students in Lamar County School System are housed on one campus, which includes a state-of-the-art 1,000-seat Fine Arts Center and a beautiful stadium consisting of the latest artificial turf and an 8-lane rubberized track.
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Our school system has enjoyed recent success with graduation rates rising and recovering from the 2020 Covid to just over 88% in 2021.
100% of LCSS classrooms have high-speed Internet access, which includes almost 1,500 instructional computers and 14 mobile/wireless labs.
Lamar County Career and Technical Education
Developing a Credentialed Workforce Pipeline While in High School
Lamar County Schools pride themselves in offering first-class academic, extracurricular, and post-secondary opportunities. The Career and Technical Education team works with regional partners to provide Dual Enrollment coursework, Worked-Based Learning in local businesses, and Career Pathways in: Business & Technology; Army JROTC; Health Science; Education & Training; Agribusiness and Film and Entertainment. Students are able to graduate with industry standard credentials in the pathways above and sometimes earn associates degrees at the same time as high school degrees.
Allied Health and Medicine students at Lamar County High School are practicing head to toe assessments including vital signs on the adult simulation manikin. The simulation manikin allows them to hear normal and abnormal heart, lung, and abdominal sounds. They are also able to assess abnormal vital signs based on the patient’s medical diagnosis within a simulation scenario. This experience prepares the students for a full day clinical with our partner, Gordon State College, in their nursing Pediatric Simulation Lab where they work one on one with BSN students and Gordon’s nursing instructors.
New since School Opening in 2019!
A new Agriculture pathway has been introduced with a new Greenhouse, Lab and classroom in a new partnership with our strong Agriculture sectors. We look forward to watching our Agribusiness program grow! Students will be introduced to horticulture and mechanical training leading to a strong introduction to the newest skills in Agribusiness driving our rural economy.
Also, with the film industry all around us, the Lamar County High School drama teacher has brought a new film and entertainment pathway for creative minded students who are considering a place in this industry. She has been trained in the Georgia Film Academy and brings that experience to the students. They can then move on themselves into programs offered at Southern Crescent Technical College with their new film and production facilities in neighboring Griffin.
