Sumter County Primary School

Set in Americus, Georgia, Sumter County Primary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, part of Sumter County. It works with 724 students across grades pre-K through 1.

Sumter County Primary School is one of 5 schools operated by Sumter County, a district that teaches 3,560 students overall.

On demographics, Sumter County Primary School records that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

In terms of school funding signals, Sumter County Primary School reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sumter County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Sumter County reports that the typical household earns roughly $42,653 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Sumter County Primary School is one of 6 public schools in Sumter County (combined enrollment of about 4,145 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sumter County Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Sumter County Primary School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Sumter County Primary School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 838 (now 724). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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