Sumter County Middle School

Sumter County Middle School, a low-enrollment junior high in Americus, Georgia, part of Sumter County, instructs 549 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 763 students per school, that is 28% below typical.

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

On demographics, Sumter County Middle School records that 76% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 16% Hispanic, 7% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sumter County Middle School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sumter County (around 91%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sumter County Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 14.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $42,653 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Sumter County Middle School is one of 6 public schools in Sumter County (combined enrollment of about 4,145 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sumter County Primary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Sumter County Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sumter County Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sumter County Middle School has showed little movement, going from 561 students in 2018 to 549 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 16% across the same window.

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