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Sumter High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2580 McCrays Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29154 · (803) 481-4480 · Part of Sumter County Consolidated School District

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

Directions
Students
2,122
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sumter High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Sumter kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sumter High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2580 McCrays Mill Road, Sumter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9706
Grade 10589
Grade 11425
Grade 12402
Enrollment over time
2,318’20
2,306’21
2,289’22
2,214’23
2,122’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 62%White 26%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sumter High School from Sumter families.

Other schools in Sumter County Consolidated School District

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Sumter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.