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The most racially diverse public schools in Sumter County, South Carolina

24 public schools in Sumter County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Alice Drive Elementary leads the list at 43.8%, against a median of 60.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sumter County, South Carolina

Best Largest group

43.8%

Median Largest group

60.7%

MOST DIVERSE · SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Alice Drive Elementary	Sumter, SC	530	43.8% Black (232)	42.6%(226)	43.8%(232)	6.8%(36)	3.8%(20)
2	Manchester Elementary	Pinewood, SC	378	45.5% Black (172)	39.1%(148)	45.5%(172)	5.3%(20)	0.5%(2)
3	Liberty STEAM Charter School	Sumter, SC	730	50.0% Black (365)	38.1%(278)	50.0%(365)	4.3%(31)	0.8%(6)
4	Hillcrest Middle	Dalzell, SC	365	52.3% Black (191)	30.4%(111)	52.3%(191)	10.4%(38)	1.1%(4)
5	Pocalla Springs Elementary	Sumter, SC	609	52.5% Black (320)	35.1%(214)	52.5%(320)	5.8%(35)	0.5%(3)
6	Millwood Elementary	Sumter, SC	602	52.8% Black (318)	34.7%(209)	52.8%(318)	5.8%(35)	2.3%(14)
7	Oakland Primary	Sumter, SC	520	54.4% Black (283)	26.5%(138)	54.4%(283)	11.2%(58)	1.7%(9)
8	Shaw Heights Elementary	Shaw Air Force Base, SC	404	55.2% Black (223)	28.0%(113)	55.2%(223)	9.7%(39)	0.7%(3)
9	Alice Drive Middle	Sumter, SC	783	56.1% Black (439)	30.0%(235)	56.1%(439)	5.4%(42)	3.2%(25)
10	High Hills Elementary	Shaw Air Force Base, SC	435	56.5% Black (246)	26.7%(116)	56.5%(246)	9.0%(39)	1.4%(6)
11	Furman Middle	Sumter, SC	700	58.0% Black (406)	29.7%(208)	58.0%(406)	5.9%(41)	0.6%(4)
12	Lakewood High	Sumter, SC	1,013	58.8% Black (596)	29.8%(302)	58.8%(596)	6.1%(62)	0.6%(6)
13	Sumter High School	Sumter, SC	2,122	62.5% Black (1,326)	25.6%(544)	62.5%(1,326)	7.3%(156)	1.9%(40)
14	Kingsbury Elementary	Sumter, SC	514	65.4% Black (336)	25.9%(133)	65.4%(336)	3.3%(17)	1.0%(5)
15	Bates Middle	Sumter, SC	481	69.4% Black (334)	20.2%(97)	69.4%(334)	3.7%(18)	0.6%(3)
16	Wilder Elementary	Sumter, SC	299	70.6% Black (211)	21.1%(63)	70.6%(211)	4.0%(12)	0.3%(1)
17	Cherryvale Elementary	Sumter, SC	477	71.1% Black (339)	18.4%(88)	71.1%(339)	7.3%(35)	1.3%(6)
18	Crestwood High	Sumter, SC	1,105	71.4% Black (789)	17.2%(190)	71.4%(789)	6.1%(67)	0.5%(6)
19	Willow Drive Elementary	Sumter, SC	504	77.0% Black (388)	11.9%(60)	77.0%(388)	7.3%(37)	1.8%(9)
20	Ebenezer Middle	Sumter, SC	352	79.0% Black (278)	11.4%(40)	79.0%(278)	5.1%(18)	0.6%(2)
21	Chestnut Oaks Middle	Sumter, SC	339	81.4% Black (276)	5.0%(17)	81.4%(276)	9.7%(33)	0.0%(0)
22	R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Sumter, SC	391	83.1% Black (325)	10.2%(40)	83.1%(325)	5.6%(22)	0.0%(0)
23	Lemira Elementary	Sumter, SC	342	83.9% Black (287)	2.6%(9)	83.9%(287)	9.1%(31)	0.9%(3)
24	Crosswell Drive Elementary	Sumter, SC	481	86.7% Black (417)	2.3%(11)	86.7%(417)	8.5%(41)	0.4%(2)

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