Livingston Junior High School

Livingston Junior High School is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Livingston, Alabama, one of the schools within Sumter County, with 216 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Livingston Junior High School is one of 4 schools operated by Sumter County, a district that serves 966 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Livingston Junior High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (99%). The wider county runs roughly 68% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Livingston Junior High School logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Sumter County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Livingston Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.4%; this one delivers 30.7%.

Around the school, Sumter County reports that median household income runs about $33,310, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sumter County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,682 students), of which Livingston Junior High School is one.

The closest other public school is University Charter School Secondary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Livingston Junior High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Livingston Junior High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 36.0%.

Livingston Junior High School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Livingston Junior High School has ticked down 59%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Livingston Junior High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.