Total enrollment
12,894
-950 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in Sumter
South Carolina · Public K-12
Across the city, Sumter hosts 21 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 12,894 South Carolina students (about 614 per school).
4-year change in Sumter
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
43,053
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
12,894
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
21
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Drive Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 530 |
| Alice Drive Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 783 |
| Bates Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 481 |
| Cherryvale Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 477 |
| Chestnut Oaks Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 339 |
| Crestwood High | High | 09-12 | 1,105 |
| Crosswell Drive Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 481 |
| Ebenezer Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 352 |
| Furman Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 700 |
| Kingsbury Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 514 |
| Lakewood High | High | 09-12 | 1,013 |
| Lemira Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 342 |
| Liberty STEAM Charter School | Elementary | KG-04 | 730 |
| Millwood Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 602 |
| Oakland Primary | Elementary | PK-01 | 520 |
| Pocalla Springs Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 609 |
| R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy | Elementary | PK-08 | 391 |
| Sumter Career and Technology Center | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| Sumter High School | High | 09-12 | 2,122 |
| Wilder Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 299 |
| Willow Drive Elementary | Elementary | PK-05 | 504 |
About Sumter
Across Sumter, South Carolina, 21 public schools enrolls about 12,894 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 12 elementary, 5 middle, and 4 high.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Sumter has decreased 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 13,844 students to 12,894. Over that span, Sumter added 1 school, going from 19 to 20.
On this page, the community for Sumter discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.