Total enrollment
12,894
-1,776 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus).
7-year change in Sumter
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
24%
was 30%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
64%
was 63%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
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 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Sumter has decreased 12% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 14,670 students to 12,894. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 30% to 24%.
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