It includes the entire county,[5] and serves the communities of Americus, Andersonville, Cobb, De Soto, Leslie, and Plains.

At this time, the South Campus housed grades 10-12 while the North Campus (formerly Sumter County High School) served as the 9th Grade Academy, the Performance Learning Center, and the alternative school.

In early 2015, the SCS Board of Education voted on, and approved the first major reconfiguration of school system.

During the 2015-16 school term, the former Sarah Cobb Elementary School (which housed grades Pre-K thru four) was changed to Sumter County Early Learning Center, and housed grades Pre-K and Kindergarten.

Former NFL coaches Chan Gailey and Dan Reeves are graduates and former football players at Americus High.