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Schools in Livingston · Sumter County School District

Livingston’s public schools score below 94% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

2% of students in Livingston’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Livingston, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

#182of 187 Alabama townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
20%
▼ 27 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
▼ 25 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 6–10 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 56% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
742 students on the public path
In brief

Livingston’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 26 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Livingston’s, its schools beat 15%, higher than their 6% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 2% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Livingston’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Charters enroll a large share of students

Charter schools located in Livingston enroll 716 students, against the district’s 901. Each is graded on its own results; none is part of the district grade. Every school ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $21,792 per student in FY2024, against $13,926 across Alabama. 40% of its revenue that year was federal (Alabama 16%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Sumter Central High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2021–22. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Livingston’s grade

D− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 6% of Alabama school districts, #182 of 187 Alabama towns. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 6%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (26)Better than 15%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 484 test results and a graduating class of 63 could put Livingston anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Livingston’s students in the tested grades sat them (482 in math, 486 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Livingston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Livingston Junior High SchoolSumter County School DistrictD
5–12Sumter Central High Schoolin YorkD−

Livingston’s public schools are run by Sumter County School District, which also serves Cuba, Emelle, Epes and Gainesville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sumter County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 901 students, down 7% since 2021–22 · 16.1 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$21,792AL $13,926 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 47.3% · 486 students tested
Math2%
State average 27.2% · 482 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 40% of the Sumter County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 16% across Alabama, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Livingston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Livingston’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LivingstonDSumter County

Every school in Livingston

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Livingstonby address
Livingston Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
D
216 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Livingstonin other towns
Sumter Central High School
High · Grades 5–12 · York
D−
526 students17:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
University Charter School Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
Charter
407 students31:1Rate it →
University Charter School Secondary
High · Grades 6–12
Charter
309 students22:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (BellBrown Career Technical Center).

Questions about Livingston’s schools

Are Livingston’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Livingston children attend score below 94% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #182 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Livingston in?

Sumter County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 901 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Livingston’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Sumter County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Livingston spend per student?

$21,792 in Sumter County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.