Millwood Elementary

Millwood Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Sumter, South Carolina, operated by Sumter 01, enrolls 602 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Sumter 01 comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 13,871 students; Millwood Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Millwood Elementary logs that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 35% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Millwood Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Millwood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Sumter County shows median household earnings sit near $56,693, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Sumter County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,608 students), Millwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sumter High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Millwood Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Millwood Elementary has decreased 21%, going from 760 students in 2018 to 602 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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