Sumrall Elementary School

As a large K-5 school in Sumrall, Mississippi, Sumrall Elementary School enrolls 960 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Lamar County School District. That puts it 115% bigger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Sumrall Elementary School is one of 15 schools operated by Lamar County School District, a district that teaches 10,318 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Sumrall Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder reads as 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Lamar County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Sumrall Elementary School reports 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Sumrall Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lamar County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Lamar County reports that median household income runs about $70,909, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Lamar County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,318 students), Sumrall Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sumrall Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Sumrall Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 963 (now 960). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sumrall Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.