Sumter 01 School District

Item: Sumter 01 School District
Rating: 2
Author: Public School Review

1345 Wilson Hall Road
Sumter, SC 29150

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Tel: (803) 469-6900

www.sumterschools.net

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 21 public elementary schools serving 10,375 students in Sumter 01 School District. This district's average elementary is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in South Carolina.

Public Elementary Schools in Sumter 01 School District have an score of 20% (versus the South Carolina public elementary school average of 39%), and score of 31% (versus the 47% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public elementary school average of 53% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District

This State (SC)

# Schools

25 Schools

964 Schools

# Students

14,800 Students

551,935 Students

# Teachers

894 Teachers

39,082 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

District Rank

Sumter 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 84% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (SC)

#66 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Sumter 01 School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

21%

41%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Sumter 01 School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

37%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Sumter 01 School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

35%

50%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Sumter 01 School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

78%

84%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Sumter 01 School District and public school graduation rate of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.53

0.66

# American Indian Students

30 Students

1,517 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

177 Students

9,521 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

818 Students

70,474 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

# Black Students

9,409 Students

173,379 Students

% Black Students

64%

31%

# White Students

3,800 Students

261,965 Students

% White Students

26%

48%

# Hawaiian Students

36 Students

668 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

530 Students

34,252 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

544

23,803

# Students in K Grade:

947

53,168

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,097

57,885

# Students in 2nd Grade:

997

56,662

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,202

57,133

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,133

57,214

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,062

58,187

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,094

58,822

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,140

55,878

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,159

57,928

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,422

4,376

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,203

4,180

# Students in 11th Grade:

912

3,557

# Students in 12th Grade:

888

3,142

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,364 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,771 is less than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.

This School District

This State (SC)

Total Revenue

$198 MM

$12,084 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Sumter 01 School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$189 MM

$11,764 MM

This chart displays total spending of Sumter 01 School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$13,364

$15,297

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Sumter 01 School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$12,771

$14,891

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Sumter 01 School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 25 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 14,800 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 74%
: 78% (Btm 50% in SC)
: Bottom 50%
: 21% (Btm 50%)
: 37% (Btm 50%)
: 35% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), SC Dept. of Education