Cherryvale Elementary

Cherryvale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus in Sumter, South Carolina, operated by Sumter 01. The school caters to 477 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 24 schools in Sumter 01 (13,871 students total), Cherryvale Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Cherryvale Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 71% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 18% White, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Sumter County as a whole is about 46% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Cherryvale Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate median household income runs about $56,693, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cherryvale Elementary is one of 27 public schools in Sumter County (combined enrollment of about 14,608 students).

High Hills Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Cherryvale Elementary.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 26%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 477 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 24% to 18%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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