School district · South Carolina

Sumter 01

Sumter 01 in South Carolina: 25 public schools with 13,871 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,531 per student in FY2024.

Schools
25
Students
13,871
Students per teacher
14.7
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,531
SC $15K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
943
Counselors (FTE)
46.0
Students per counselor
302
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
14.0
Librarians (FTE): 24.3

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

45%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

6,054 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

28%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

6,060 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.3K15
$9.8K16
$10.1K17
$10.0K18
$10.0K19
$10.0K20
$11.2K21
$11.5K22
$12.8K23
$14.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $49.4M
State
53% · $129.7M
Local
27% · $65.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,314
Support services
$6,513
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.6M
Long-term debt
$67.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 6High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Alice Drive ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–553014.671%64%
Cherryvale ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–547715.231%30%
Crosswell Drive ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–548116.533%26%
High Hills ElementaryFree meals for all
4–543517.451%34%
Kingsbury ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–551413.547%36%
Lemira ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–534212.231%28%
Manchester ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–537814.949%29%
Millwood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–560214.758%48%
Oakland PrimaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–152016.0——
Pocalla Springs ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–560915.846%34%
Pre-K–839112.829%14%
Rafting Creek ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–512512.320%15%
Shaw Heights ElementaryFree meals for all
2–340413.560%56%
Wilder ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–529912.047%45%
Willow Drive ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–550415.739%26%
Alice Drive MiddleFree meals for all
6–878316.756%30%
Bates MiddleFree meals for all
6–848113.240%17%
Chestnut Oaks MiddleFree meals for all
6–833916.131%5.5%
Ebenezer MiddleFree meals for all
6–835213.036%14%
Furman MiddleFree meals for all
6–870017.139%13%
Hillcrest MiddleFree meals for all
6–836514.654%23%
Crestwood HighFree meals for all
9–121,10519.4——
Lakewood HighFree meals for all
9–121,01317.5——
9–120———
Sumter High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,12217.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone
(803)469-6900
Website