who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,544, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $35,096 versus $25,192 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,519. About 11.1% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. Education Effingham County School District The Effingham County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 511 full-time teachers and over 9,037 students. Blandford Elementary School Ebenezer Elementary School Guyton Elementary School Marlow Elementary School Rincon Elementary School Sand Hill Elementary School South Effingham Elementary School Springfield Elementary School Ebenezer Middle School Effingham County Middle School South Effingham Middle School Effingham County High School South Effingham High School Notable people Paul Carrington - professional football player Charlton W. Tebeau - historian Artie Ulmer - professional football player Dusty Zeigler - professional football player Josh Reddick - professional baseball player References External links City of Springfield official website Springfield at CityData.com Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Effingham County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Savannah metropolitan area