Total enrollment
13,871
-2,911 (-17%) vs SY 2017-18
25 schools in Sumter 01
South Carolina · 13,871 students · 5 cities
Across 25 public schools, Sumter 01 (South Carolina) serves approximately 13,871 K-12 students across 15 elementary, 6 middle, and 4 high.
7-year change in Sumter 01
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
-2 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
24%
was 30%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
64%
was 62%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Sumter 01
Across 25 schools, Sumter 01 hosts about 13,871 students in South Carolina. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Sumter 01 covers 15 elementary, 6 middle, and 4 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Sumter 01 runs about 555 students per campus, 14% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 646.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 17%: 16,782 students in SY 2017-18 versus 13,871 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Sumter 01 shed 2 schools, going from 26 to 24. The White share of public-school enrollment declined from 30% to 24%.
On this page, the community for Sumter 01 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.