Sumter County School District
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Americus, Plains, Leslie, Andersonville and De Soto.
At a glance
3,560Students enrolled
5Schools
5Towns served
$16,299Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
98%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs GA
Math proficiency7%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts11%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 84.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$16,299
per student each year · 3% above the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,676’20
3,620’21
3,630’22
3,637’23
3,560’24
Students
Black · 75%2,653
Hispanic · 16%585
White · 6%222
Two or more races · 2%68
Asian · 1%26
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools5 in district
Sumter County Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 724 students · Americus
PublicSumter County Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 539 students · Americus
C-PublicSumter County Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 4–6 · 711 students · Americus
DPublicSumter County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 549 students · Americus
C-PublicSumter County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,037 students · Americus
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.