SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE

Set in BUSHNELL, Florida, SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is a minimally staffed unified-grade school, overseen by SUMTER. It educates 17 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 95% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 353 students.

Across the 12 schools in SUMTER (10,013 students total), SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE logs that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 24% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,508 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Sumter County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,013 students), SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SUMTER COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 143%: 7 students in 2018 compared to 17 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 0% to 24% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the SUMTER VIRTUAL FRANCHISE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.