LAMAR
The Lamar School District encompasses 300 square miles of Eastern Johnson County and a small portion of Western Pope County. Superintendent Ricky Green and staff members serve approximately 1100 students kindergarten through the twelfth grade. The teacher/pupil ratio is fifteen students to one teacher. Lamar received above average ratings on standardized achievement test, 58% of the student's score above the 50th percentile and 30% score above the 75th percentile on their Annual Report Card published by the State Department of Education.
Mr. Ricky Green, Superintendent
Web Site: http://www.lamarwarriors.org

2001-2002 Report Card

Indicator	Clarksville	Lamar	Oark	Westside	State Avg.
Dropout Rate (7-12)	1.7%	2.7%	2.9%	0.7%	3.0%
Attendance Rate	94.4%	93.1%	90.9%	91.8%	92.7%
Completion Rate (9-12)	88.7%	80.02%	64.8%	89.7%	85.1%
Avg. Teacher's Salary	$35,186	$33,071	$27,348	$31,016	$36,026
Percent Taking ACT- Seniors	52.7%	60.3%	58.3%	17.1%	59.9%
Avg. ACT Score- Last Test Taken	21.1	20.5	19.4	17.2	20.3
Scholarship ACT- Composite	70.7%	71.1%	57.1%	33.3%	60.8%
Score of 19 or above
Public College Remediation	38.9%	60%	33.3%	44.4%	46.6%
Athletic Expense per Adm	$75	$79	$37	$80	$66

Criterion Referenced Test	Clarksville	Lamar	Oark	Westside
Fall 1996	Lit. Math	Lit. Math	Lit. Math	Lit. Math
Below Proficiency	1% 43%	12% 46%	8% 64%	39% 79%
Approaching Proficiency	43% 33%	54% 30%	46% 21%	46% 18%
Meet/Exceed Proficiency	56% 23%	35% 23%	46% 14%	14% 4%
State Meet/Exceed	49% 18%	49% 18%	49% 18%	49% 18%

	Clarksville	Lamar	Oark	Westside	State Avg.
ACT Summary (2002)
English	20.8	20.9	28.0	19.6	20.5
Math	19.0	21.1	22.0	20.3	19.2
Comp.	20.6	21.8	25.0	19.9	20.2

About Our Schools:

• Exemplary Programs: Accelerated Reading Program, Gifted and Talented, Athletics, Clubs (FFA, FHA, FBLA, GCE), Music, Character Education Program, Career Action Planning, ESL, Student Work Programs, Volunteer Program, Positive Action Program, Super Star Program, Indoor Challenge Program, and PRIDE Drug Program.
• Technology: Computer Labs in Upper Elementary and High School buildings

University of the Ozarks

The University of the Ozarks entered the 21st Century riding an unprecedented wave of growth and progress in its continuing mission of providing a high-quality, comprehensive education.

The private, four-year college is closing in on a $60 million PRIDE & PROMISE campaign goal that has helped strengthen academic programs, student services and facilities. Among the new facilities the campaign helped fund were three apartment-style residence halls and Walker Hall, a state-of-the-art $7 million teacher education and communications building that opened in 2003. The campaign started in October of 1998 with the largest single gift ever to a private university in Arkansas - $39.5 million from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation.

Ozarks' long and successful relationship with Johnson County dates back more than 100 years, and the university continues to have an enormous impact on the county's economy. With approximately 150 full-time employees, an annual payroll exceeding $4 million, more than 700 students from 23 states and 18 countries, and numerous events and activities that draw visitors from throughout the region, Ozarks' economic impact to Johnson County is conservatively estimated to be more than $14 million a year.

The University of the Ozarks and the Johnson County community are also connected in many other ways. Civic organizations such as Rotary, Kiwanis and the Lion's Club use campus facilities to hold meetings. Faculty and students volunteer hundreds of hours every year throughout the county in such activities as youth sports programs, tutoring sessions, hiking trail maintenance, and Spanish translation for schools and hospitals. The campus also provides the community events and activities such as NCAA Division III athletic competition, University Theatre productions, University Chorus concerts and the Walton Arts and Ideas Series, which brings lectures, performers and entertainers from around the world to campus.

U of O traces its roots back to 1834 when the Cumberland Presbyterian Church established Cane Hill College in Cane Hill, Arkansas. When Cane Hill College closed its doors in 1891, many of its faculty and staff came to Clarksville and established Arkansas Cumberland College. The college, which became The College of the Ozarks in 1920 and then University of the Ozarks in 1987, has maintained its long affilation with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). That Christian tradition can be found in the university's mission of preparing students educationally, spirtually and socially. Dr. Rick Niece was inaugurated as the University's 24th president in November of 1997.

In addition to its rich history, Ozarks' current educational environment is second to none. U of O's trademark is personal attention, as evidenced by an average class size of 16 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1. The university has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a "top tier" Southern university for four consecutive years and was named the South's No. 1 "Best Value" in 2002. Ozarks offers 26 majors and 29 minors, ranging from such traditional programs as education, business, communications and pre-medicine, to more unique programs such as environmental studies and religion/philosophy. U of O also has a highly regraded program for students with learning disabilities - the Jones Learning Center.

For information or a tour of the campus - located three blocks north of the Clarksville town square - please call (479) 979-1420. For admissions information, call (479) 979-1227.
Web Site: http://www.ozarks.edu