Effingham County School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade
Public schools for Rincon, Springfield and Guyton.
At a glance
14,560Students enrolled
13Schools
3Towns served
$14,011Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
49%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
South Effingham Middle School or Effingham County Middle School or Ebenezer Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Effingham County High School or South Effingham High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
South Effingham Middle School or Effingham County Middle School or Ebenezer Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Effingham County High School or South Effingham High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
South Effingham Middle School or Effingham County Middle School or Ebenezer Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Effingham County High School or South Effingham High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 proficiency49%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
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
$14,011
per student each year · 11% below the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
13,023’20
13,585’21
14,047’22
14,394’23
14,560’24
Students
White · 61%8,860
Black · 18%2,594
Hispanic · 13%1,845
Two or more races · 6%942
Asian · 2%273
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%31
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools13 in district
Rincon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,033 students · Rincon
APublicEbenezer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 995 students · Rincon
APublicBlandford Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 987 students · Rincon
A-PublicSand Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 881 students · Guyton
A-PublicSpringfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 876 students · Springfield
B+PublicSouth Effingham Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 863 students · Guyton
A+PublicGuyton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 800 students · Guyton
B+PublicMarlow Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 670 students · Guyton
APublicSouth Effingham Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,161 students · Guyton
APublicEffingham County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,150 students · Guyton
B+PublicEbenezer Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,039 students · Rincon
APublicEffingham County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,199 students · Springfield
B-PublicSouth Effingham High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,906 students · Guyton
B-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.