VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in THE VILLAGES, Florida, VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL is a high-enrollment multi-level school, one of the schools within SUMTER. It hosts 4,062 students across grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 1051% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 353 students.

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

On demographics, VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 295 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Sumter County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.2%, the actual is 77.7%, a residual of +8.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sumter County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,508 per year, 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 VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WILDWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 4.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL operates from a downtown location. VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 27%: 3,210 students in 2018 compared to 4,062 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 65%.

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