Alice Drive Elementary School
251 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC, 29150-3877 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Alice Drive Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Sumter County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 614 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 45 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 45 students
Kind - 103 students
Grade 1 - 104 students
Grade 2 - 99 students
Grade 3 - 79 students
Grade 4 - 98 students
Grade 5 - 86 students
This School
(SC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(SC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 1% 5%
% Black 43% 44%
% White 54% 49%
Additional Student Information
This School
(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 40% 47%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(SC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Sumter County 17 School District
This School's Agency
(SC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 11 9
Number of Students Managed 8,807 students 4,098 students
District Total Revenue $72,120,000 $40,303,000
District Expenditure $70,985,000 $42,483,000
District Revenue / Student $8,189 $9,835
District Expenditure / Student $8,060 $10,367
In the News:
  • Dolphin chosen over whale in compromise (The Post and Courier)
    posted on June 4, 2009 at 04:48:18 am
    SUMTER — The cheers were so loud that the students yelling could hear each other in classrooms across the hall. But their project to name the right whale the state marine mammal taught the kids at Alice Drive Elementary School a rough lesson in legislative politics.
  • S.C. Politics Today (The State)
    posted on April 24, 2009 at 04:08:31 am
    QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s sad to see our money being spent on this diversion when the SPA’s overall performance in getting and maintaining business for the ports has been poor over the past few years.”
  • Simple school project becomes political debate (WIS News 10 Columbia)
    posted on March 13, 2009 at 09:40:34 pm
    A whale or a dolphin? That's the question South Carolina lawmakers are trying to decide.
  • Whale vs. dolphin for state's marine mammal (The Post and Courier)
    posted on February 20, 2009 at 05:42:51 am
    It's not easy to budge a right whale — they can weigh as much as 140,000 pounds. But local state legislators are determined to do it. Sens. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms, and Paul Campbell, R-Goose Creek, defend their move to name the bottlenose dolphin the state marine mammal — instead of the right whale — as the right thing to do. Campsen introduced the bill to counter legislation designating ...
  • Senator tells whale of a tale (The Post and Courier)
    posted on February 18, 2009 at 05:11:57 am
    Right whales: They're big. They're bad. And they're vicious. Good thing they're just not from here. That's what S.C. Sen. Paul Campbell, R-Goose Creek, is telling people in Sumter who e-mail him expressing support for naming the endangered creature the state marine mammal. Campbell is one ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29150)
School Zip (29150)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 38,302 people 3,830,158 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 26% 21%
Population Average Age 36 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $30,698 $37,505
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.4 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 39 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (29150)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 63% / 37% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Willow Drive Elementary School - 601 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
2. Millwood Elementary School - 654 students - 2.1 mi. away - view location
3. Crosswell Drive Elementary School - 630 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
4. Kingsbury Elementary School - 626 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
5. Lemira Elementary School - 576 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
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