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Alumni: what's one memory from SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,077
High
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER·NCES 120180001942
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL
706 N MAIN ST, BUSHNELL, FL 33513 · (352) 793-3131 · Sumter County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,077 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
451 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 300 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 273 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 246 | 23% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SUMTER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 27.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #303 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #379 of 549 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #299 of 559 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,077 | #381 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #90 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #332 of 594 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #182 of 246 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,077
+55 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.3:1
% White
62%
was 70%
% Hispanic
22%
was 17%
% Black
10%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,077 | 59 | 18.3:1 | 42% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 58 | 18.2:1 | 48% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 1,045 | 55 | 19.0:1 | 53% (549) |
| 2017-18 | 1,022 | 56 | 18.3:1 | 68% (690) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL
In BUSHNELL, Florida, part of Sumter County, SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. In all, 1,077 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12.
SUMTER enrolls 10,013 students, and its 12 schools include SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL.
The student body at SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is 62% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 85%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.2%) and its predicted rate (60.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Looking at the county, Sumter County, the median household earns about $76,508 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Sumter County has 14 public schools with about 10,013 students, including SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, SUMTER PREP ACADEMY, is the closest to SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL. SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL has 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 59.4% proficiency; SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL posts 51.2%.
In the federal locale system, SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school grew from 1,022 students in 2017-18 to 1,077 in 2024-25. The White share was 70% in 2017-18 and 62% in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sumter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,408
Census ACS
Median income
$76,508
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
10,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SUMTER
- VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 4,062 students
- SOUTH SUMTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 890 students
- BUSHNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 752 students
- WILDWOOD MIDDLE/ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 710 students
- WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 690 students
- WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 678 students
Other schools in BUSHNELL
- BUSHNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 752 students
- SUMTER PREP ACADEMYCombined · 101 students
- SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 17 students
- SUMTER COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined · 6 students
- CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICESCombined
Nearby schools
- SUMTER PREP ACADEMY0.4 mi · 101
- BUSHNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 752
- SUMTER COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM2.3 mi · 6
- SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.3 mi · 17
- SOUTH SUMTER MIDDLE SCHOOL4.7 mi · 890
- WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,077 students in grades 07-12.
Is SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SUMTER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.