Total enrollment
13,871
-1,715 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Sumter 01
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sumter 01 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,871 | #19 of 76 | #617 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #14 of 76 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #63 of 76 | #6,114 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #48 of 70 | #2,611 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Sumter 01
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 16,511 to 13,871 students (down 16%) and from 964 to 890 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
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 school, 14% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 646.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 11%: 15,586 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,871 in SY 2024-25.
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.