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C−

Sumter County Consolidated School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Sumter, Mayesville and Pinewood.

Sumter’s School Grade C− better than 18% of South Carolina school districts

Students
13,871
Schools
24
Spent per student
$14,531
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$61.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sumter County Consolidated School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $61.7M, about $4,448 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% of the 92 South Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sumter. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Sumter High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 41% · 7,764 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 52.1% · 7,768 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 83.8% · 1,177 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,531 per student · 4% below SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 53%Federal 20%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
15,586’20
15,101’21
14,800’22
14,301’23
13,871’24

Down 11% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 64%White 24%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

24 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools.

Pocalla Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
D
609 students16:1
Millwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
B−
602 students15:1
Alice Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
B
530 students15:1
Oakland Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Sumter
520 students16:1
Kingsbury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
C−
514 students14:1
Willow Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
D−
504 students16:1
Crosswell Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
D−
481 students16:1
Cherryvale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
D
477 students15:1
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sumter
D−
391 students13:1
Manchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinewood
D
378 students15:1
Lemira Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
D−
342 students12:1
Wilder Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
C−
299 students12:1
Rafting Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rembert
D−
125 students12:1
Shaw Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Shaw Air Force Base
C
404 students13:1
High Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Shaw Air Force Base
D
435 students17:1
Alice Drive Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
C
783 students17:1
Furman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D
700 students17:1
Bates Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D
481 students13:1
Hillcrest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dalzell
C
365 students15:1
Ebenezer Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D
352 students13:1
Chestnut Oaks Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D−
339 students16:1
Sumter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumter
B
2,122 students17:1
Crestwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumter
B+
1,105 students19:1
Lakewood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumter
B−
1,013 students17:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Carolina.