SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized four-year high schools in BUSHNELL, Florida, run under SUMTER, with 1,077 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12.

SUMTER runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 10,013 students. SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.2%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of -9.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sumter County shows median household earnings sit near $76,508, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sumter County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,013 students), of which SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is one.

SUMTER PREP ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 59.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,022 (now 1,077). The White share of enrollment declined from 70% to 62% over that span.

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