Effingham County
Public school district based in Guyton, Georgia. NCES district ID 1301980; state ID GA-651.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
13
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
14,560
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,013.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 666 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,038 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,021 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,042 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,112 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,092 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,134 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,151 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,156 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,043 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,140 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,095 | |
| Grade 11 | 976 | |
| Grade 12 | 894 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1.9% | |
| Black or African American | 17.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.7% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 6.5% | |
| White | 60.9% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.0% | |
| Male | 52.0% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 1, Town 1, Rural 11.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham County High School Springfield | 9–12 | Regular | 2,199 | 125.6 | 17.5 | Rural: Distant |
| South Effingham High School Guyton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,906 | 119.3 | 16 | Rural: Fringe |
| South Effingham Middle School Guyton | 6–8 | Regular | 1,161 | 84.2 | 13.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Effingham County Middle School Guyton | 6–8 | Regular | 1,150 | 82.7 | 13.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Ebenezer Middle School Rincon | 6–8 | Regular | 1,039 | 67.9 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rincon Elementary School Rincon | PK–5 | Regular | 1,033 | 72.3 | 14.3 | Town: Fringe |
| Ebenezer Elementary School Rincon | PK–5 | Regular | 995 | 71.7 | 13.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Blandford Elementary School Rincon | PK–5 | Regular | 987 | 72.4 | 13.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Sand Hill Elementary School Guyton | PK–5 | Regular | 881 | 68.6 | 12.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Springfield Elementary School Springfield | PK–5 | Regular | 876 | 66.7 | 13.1 | Rural: Distant |
| South Effingham Elementary School Guyton | PK–5 | Regular | 863 | 63.9 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Guyton Elementary School Guyton | PK–5 | Regular | 800 | 58.8 | 13.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Marlow Elementary School Guyton | PK–5 | Regular | 670 | 59.2 | 11.3 | Rural: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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