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Sumter 01 School District

1345 Wilson Hall Road
Sumter, SC 29150
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 7 public middle schools serving 3,448 students in Sumter 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Sumter 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
25 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
14,301 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
890 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Sumter 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 74 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 81% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (SC)
#62 out of 74 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
24%
43%
37%
52%
35%
50%
77%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.54
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
6%
13%
% Black
64%
31%
% White
25%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $13,831 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,216 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
This School District
This State (SC)
Total Revenue
$198 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$189 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,831
$15,220
Spending / Student
$13,216
$14,817

Best Sumter 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Alice Drive Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
40 Miller Road
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0821
Gr: 6-8 | 778 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #22.
Hillcrest Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
4355 Peach Orchard Road
Dalzell, SC 29040
(803) 499-3341
Gr: 6-8 | 391 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #33.
Furman Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
3400 Bethel Church Road
Sumter, SC 29154
(803) 481-8519
Gr: 6-8 | 669 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #44.
Bates Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
715 Estate Street
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0711
Gr: 6-8 | 525 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #55.
Ebenezer Middle School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
3440 Ebenezer Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 469-8571
Gr: 6-8 | 349 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #66.
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
(Math: 6% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
345 Eastern School Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 495-3247
Gr: PK-8 | 379 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #77.
Chestnut Oaks Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1200 Oswego Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 775-7272
Gr: 6-8 | 357 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 96%

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • District size: 25 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 14,301 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 75%
  • : 77% (Btm 50% in SC)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 24% (Btm 50%)
  • : 37% (Btm 50%)
  • : 35% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), SC Dept. of Education

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