Sumrall High School

Sumrall High School, a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in Sumrall, Mississippi, part of Lamar County School District, educates 616 students, covering grades 9 through 13.

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

Demographically, Sumrall High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest comes out to 10% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at school resources, Sumrall High School shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lamar County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sumrall High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.8%.

Across the wider county, Lamar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,909 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sumrall High School is one of 17 public schools in Lamar County (combined enrollment of about 10,318 students).

The closest other public school is Sumrall Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Sumrall High School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sumrall High School has rose 10%, going from 562 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 89% to 84%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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