| Sumter County School District | |
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| Address | |
| 100 Learning Lane Americus, Georgia, 31719-8172 United States |
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| Superintendent | Dr. Roy Brooks |
| Faculty | 353[2] |
| Grades | Pre-school - 12 |
| Enrollment | 5,774[2] |
| Accreditation(s) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Telephone | (229) 931-8500 |
| Fax | (229) 931-8555 |
| Website | http://www.sumterschools.org/ |
The Sumter County School District is a public school district in Sumter County, Georgia, USA, based in Americus, Georgia. It serves the communities of Americus, Andersonville, Cobb, De Soto, Leslie, and Plains, Georgia.
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In 2004, Sumter County High School and Americus High School merged, becoming Americus-Sumter County High School; the South Campus houses grades 10-12 while the North Campus (formerly Sumter High) serves as the 9th Grade Academy, the Performance Learning Center, and the alternative school. At the time of the merger, Juanita Wilson was the principal of the South Campus. She retired in 2005 and was replaced by Tony Overstreet for the 2005–2006 school term.
Dr. Larry Moore served as principal from 2006-2008 before being replaced by Ronald Gadson for the 2008-2009 school term. Gadson resigned following the 2009/2010 school term and was replaced by Walter Knighton, who had served as assistant principal at the South Campus since 2008.
The school competes in the AAAA classification in athletics. Before the merger, Americus High School won state championships in football in 1962, 1965, 1974, 1975, 2000, and 2001. NFL player Leonard Pope was a member of the championship teams in 2000 and 2001. Fabian Walker, the starting quarterback for Florida State University in the 2003 Sugar Bowl against the University of Georgia, also graduated from Americus High. Former NFL coaches Chan Gailey and Dan Reeves are graduates and former football players at Americus High. The first merged football team was led by Coach William Clark. He was succeeded by Coach Mark Wilson in 2006.
The superintendent is Dr. Roy Brooks, effective July 2010.
The Sumter County School District has four elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools.[3]