Sumter County Intermediate School

Sumter County Intermediate School, a medium-sized junior high in Americus, Georgia, part of Sumter County, caters to 711 students, covering grades 4 through 6.

Across the 5 schools in Sumter County (3,560 students total), Sumter County Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sumter County Intermediate School records that Black students make up the majority at 74%; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 6% White. By comparison, Sumter County as a whole is about 50% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Sumter County Intermediate School lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Sumter County's rate of about 91%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sumter County Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate median household income runs about $42,653, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Sumter County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,145 students), Sumter County Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Sumter County Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Sumter County Intermediate School. On composite proficiency, Sumter County Intermediate School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sumter County Intermediate School's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 906 (now 711). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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