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Sumter County High School

Public Grades 9-12
414th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 452 Georgia High Schools
Better than 8% of Georgia high schools
Summary

Sumter County High School is a public high school in Americus, Georgia, serving 1,036 students in grades 9-12. The school has faced significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming the state average on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from just 6% in United States History to 20% in Algebra I, well below the state averages.

While Sumter County High School has had mixed graduation rates in recent years, with a 85.4% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, the school stands out for its high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 100% in the 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 school years. This indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Interestingly, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.5 to 15.1 students per teacher over the past three years, suggesting a potentially more personalized learning environment.

Comparing Sumter County High School to nearby schools, such as Macon County High School and Schley Middle High School, reveals some interesting differences. While Macon County High School also underperforms the state average on standardized tests, it has slightly higher proficiency rates than Sumter County High School. In contrast, Schley Middle High School significantly outperforms both Sumter County High School and the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 37.4% to 82.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. Schley Middle High School also has a much lower free and reduced lunch rate of 58.63%, compared to Sumter County High School's 100%.

1,037
Students ?
15.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,845
Per pupil spending ?
91.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 903 South Ga Tech Parkway
       Americus, GA  31719

(229) 924-3653

District: Sumter County


Feeder schools for Sumter County High School:

Elementary:    Sumter County Elementary School
    Sumter County Primary School
Middle:    Sumter County Intermediate School
    Sumter County Middle School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
75.4%
Hispanic:
16.9%
White:
5.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2023 → 8th in 2025
Strengths
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Georgia average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg14%
Georgia avg42%
414th of 452
Georgia public high schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2023
From bottom 14% (2023) to bottom 8% (2025)
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202511.1414 of 4528.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.7394 of 45814.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.0380 of 44214.0%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I20%-25 vs state
American Literature and Composition15%-25 vs state
Biology14%-30 vs state
United States History6%-33 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sumter County High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,037 students attended Sumter County High School.

Sumter County High School ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Georgia high schools.

Students at Sumter County High School are 75% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Sumter County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sumter County Elementary School
Elementary : Sumter County Primary School
Middle : Sumter County Intermediate School
Middle : Sumter County Middle School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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