Total enrollment
10,013
+1,365 (+16%) vs SY 2017-18
14 schools in SUMTER
Florida · 10,013 students · 5 cities
SUMTER's public-school count of 14 reflects a system enrolling about 10,013 students inside Florida, broken out as 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high.
7-year change in SUMTER
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+1 (+9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
57%
was 65%
% Hispanic
21%
was 14%
% Black
13%
was 13%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL | The Villages | Combined | PK-12 | 4,062 |
| SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL | Bushnell | High | 07-12 | 1,077 |
| SOUTH SUMTER MIDDLE SCHOOL | Webster | Middle | 06-08 | 890 |
| BUSHNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Bushnell | Elementary | PK-05 | 752 |
| WILDWOOD MIDDLE/ HIGH SCHOOL | Wildwood | High | 06-12 | 710 |
| WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Webster | Elementary | PK-05 | 690 |
| WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Wildwood | Elementary | PK-05 | 678 |
| LAKE PANASOFFKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake Panasoffkee | Elementary | PK-05 | 621 |
| WILDWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | Wildwood | Elementary | 03-06 | 409 |
| SUMTER PREP ACADEMY | Bushnell | Combined | 01-12 | 101 |
| SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | Bushnell | Combined | KG-12 | 17 |
| SUMTER COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | Bushnell | Combined | KG-12 | 6 |
| CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | Bushnell | Combined | PK-12 | 0 |
| THE VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL AUTISM CENTER LLC | The Villages | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
About SUMTER
SUMTER is a small Florida school district running 14 campuses with combined enrollment near 10,013.
On the school-mix side, SUMTER is built around 6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 5 combined or other.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,013 students, rose 16% from the 8,648 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, SUMTER added 1 school, going from 11 to 12. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 65% to 57% over the same window.
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