Summary:
Sumter County, Alabama has only one high school, Sumter Central High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently performed in the bottom 10% of Alabama high schools over the past three years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sumter Central High School faces significant challenges, including low academic achievement, particularly in mathematics, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sumter Central High School's proficiency rates on the Summative Assessment are significantly lower than the state and Sumter County averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 11th grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 3.13%, compared to the state average of 23.71%. The school's performance is especially weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 1.54% to 10.34% across different grade levels.
Sumter Central High School also faces socioeconomic challenges, with 95.05% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.7 is slightly higher than the state average, and its spending per student of $11,425 for the 2018-2019 school year was lower than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's persistent challenges in improving student outcomes and addressing the needs of its student population.
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