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Schools in Americus · Sumter County School District

Americus’s public schools score below 83% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

In Americus, 7% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Americus, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

#218of 260 Georgia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
15%
▼ 25 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
7%
▼ 30 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
99–100%
▲ 15–16 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 3% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
6
3,560 students on the public path
In brief

Americus’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia (the state reports Americus’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $16,299 per student in FY2024, against $15,800 across Georgia. 30% of its revenue that year was federal (Georgia 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Sumter County Elementary School, then Sumter County Middle School, then Sumter County High School. Enrollment is up 33% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Furlow Charter School and Southland Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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 Americus’s grade

D− Test scoresA+ Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Georgia school districts, #218 of 260 Georgia towns. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (188)Better than 18%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,853 test results and a graduating class of 204 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Americus’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,854 in math, 1,852 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1Sumter County Primary SchoolSumter County School DistrictNo scores
2–3Sumter County Elementary SchoolSumter County School DistrictC−
7–8Sumter County Middle SchoolSumter County School DistrictC−
9–12Sumter County High SchoolSumter County School DistrictNo scores

Americus’s public schools are run by Sumter County School District, which also serves Andersonville, De Soto, Leslie and Plains. 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 · 5 schools · 3,560 students, up 33% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$16,299GA $15,800 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 39.6% · 1852 students tested
Math7%
State average 37.4% · 1854 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 30% of the Sumter County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 12% across Georgia, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Americus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Americus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AmericusC−Sumter County

Every school in Americus

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

District schools in Americusby address
Sumter County Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
724 students13:1Rate it →
Sumter County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3
C−
539 students12:1Rate it →
Sumter County Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6
D
711 students12:1Rate it →
Sumter County Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C−
549 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Americusin other towns
Sumter County High School
High · Grades 9–12
1,037 students15:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Furlow Charter School
Grades K–12
C
Charter
585 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Southland Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
461 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Americus’s schools

Are Americus’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Americus children attend score below 83% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #218 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Americus in?

Sumter County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,560 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Americus kids go to high school?

Sumter County High School, with 1,037 students.

What is Americus’s graduation rate?

99–100% of the class of 2023 in Sumter County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Americus spend per student?

$16,299 in Sumter County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Americus?

Yes: Southland Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 461 students). Americus also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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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 Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.