Lakewood High

Lakewood High is a moderately sized high school in Sumter, South Carolina, operated by Sumter 01. The school instructs 1,013 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Sumter 01, which oversees 24 schools and 13,871 students, Lakewood High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lakewood High reports that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 30% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lakewood High higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,693 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Sumter County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,608 students), Lakewood High is one campus in the mix.

Pocalla Springs Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 1,096 students in 2018 compared to 1,013 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lakewood High community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.