Sand Hill Elementary School

Located at 199 Stagecoach Ave, in Guyton, Georgia, Sand Hill Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school that hosts 881 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Effingham County. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 46% larger than typical.

Sand Hill Elementary School is one of 13 schools operated by Effingham County, a district that teaches 14,560 students overall.

Demographically, Sand Hill Elementary School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Effingham County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sand Hill Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 58.1%.

In the surrounding community, Effingham County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,438, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Effingham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,560 students), of which Sand Hill Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Marlow Elementary School, around 2.7 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Sand Hill Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sand Hill Elementary School has edged up 40%, going from 630 students in 2018 to 881 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 76% across the same window.

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