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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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Bottom 50%

Tel: (803) 469-6900

www.sumterschools.net

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 13 public preschools serving 5,772 students in Sumter 01 School District. This district's average pre is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in South Carolina.

Public Preschools in Sumter 01 School District have an score of 29% (versus the South Carolina public pre school average of 48%), and score of 31% (versus the 48% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public preschool average of 55% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District

This State (SC)

# Schools

25 Schools

576 Schools

# Students

13,871 Students

303,680 Students

# Teachers

908 Teachers

22,694 Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Student By Grade

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Comparison of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
Pre-K	551	289
Kind	960	498
1	920	504
2	758	509
3	851	489
4	688	470
5	907	453
6	41	34
7	47	23
8	49	22

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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%)

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Overall School District Rank Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District
2023	#62
2022	#66
2021	#65
2019	#63
2018	#61
2017	#61
2016	#65
2015	#62
2014	#63
2013	#61
2012	#54

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24%

43%

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Math Proficiency Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	24%	43%
2022	21%	41%
2021	18%	39%
2019	31%	46%
2018	32%	45%
2017	31%	44%
2016	31%	46%
2015	37%	51%
2014	56%	68%
2013	62%	70%
2012	65%	71%

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37%

52%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2022	37%	52%
2021	28%	48%
2019	34%	48%
2018	32%	45%
2017	28%	43%
2016	30%	46%
2015	31%	42%
2014	63%	72%
2013	68%	74%
2012	67%	72%

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35%

50%

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Science Proficiency Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2022	35%	50%
2021	31%	48%

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77%

83.8%

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Graduation Rate Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	77%	83%
2022	78%	84%
2021	80%	85%
2020	81%	85%
2019	84%	84%
2018	81%	83%
2017	84%	84%
2016	83%	84%
2015	85%	83%
2014	79%	80%
2013	80%	78%
2012	82%	75%

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(2022-23)

32.8%

25.2%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	32.8%	25.2%
2022	43.9%	27.7%
2021	31.2%	22.4%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.54

0.68

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Comparison of Diversity Score Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	0.53	0.66
2022	0.53	0.66
2021	0.53	0.64
2020	0.54	0.63
2019	0.54	0.63
2018	0.53	0.62
2017	0.53	0.62
2016	0.52	0.61
2015	0.51	0.61
2014	0.53	0.60
2013	0.53	0.60
2012	0.53	0.59

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% American Indian

n/a

% Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (2012-2023)
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	2%	2%
2022	2%	2%
2021	2%	2%
2020	2%	1%
2019	2%	2%
2018	1%	2%
2017	1%	2%
2016	1%	1%
2015	3%	2%
2014	1%	1%
2013	2%	2%
2012	1%	1%

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% Hispanic

15%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (2012-2023)
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	5%	13%
2022	5%	12%
2021	4%	11%
2020	4%	11%
2019	4%	10%
2018	4%	9%
2017	4%	9%
2016	4%	9%
2015	5%	8%
2014	4%	8%
2013	3%	7%
2012	3%	7%

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% Black

64%

31%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (2012-2023)
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	64%	31%
2022	63%	32%
2021	63%	33%
2020	61%	33%
2019	61%	33%
2018	62%	34%
2017	62%	34%
2016	61%	34%
2015	55%	35%
2014	62%	35%
2013	61%	35%
2012	61%	36%

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% White

24%

45%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (2012-2023)
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	25%	48%
2022	27%	48%
2021	28%	49%
2020	30%	50%
2019	30%	50%
2018	32%	51%
2017	32%	51%
2016	32%	52%
2015	29%	52%
2014	32%	53%
2013	32%	53%
2012	33%	53%

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% Hawaiian

n/a

% Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2012-2023)
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	4%	6%
2022	3%	6%
2021	3%	5%
2020	3%	5%
2019	3%	5%
2018	1%	4%
2017	1%	4%
2016	2%	4%
2015	4%	3%
2014	1%	3%
2013	2%	3%
2012	2%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $16,654 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $15,206 is less than the state median of $16,961. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.

This School District

This State (SC)

Total Revenue

$231 MM

$14,457 MM

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Total Revenues Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	$231 MM	$77 MM
2022	$215 MM	$59 MM
2021	$198 MM	$51 MM
2020	$194 MM	$48 MM
2019	$191 MM	$46 MM
2018	$188 MM	$46 MM
2017	$191 MM	$43 MM
2016	$181 MM	$42 MM
2015	$166 MM	$38 MM
2014	$166 MM	$39 MM
2012	$153 MM	$39 MM

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Spending

$211 MM

$13,500 MM

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Total Expenditure Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	$211 MM	$70 MM
2022	$197 MM	$58 MM
2021	$189 MM	$52 MM
2020	$172 MM	$54 MM
2019	$177 MM	$45 MM
2018	$176 MM	$42 MM
2017	$186 MM	$41 MM
2016	$182 MM	$42 MM
2015	$160 MM	$39 MM
2014	$160 MM	$38 MM
2012	$150 MM	$38 MM

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Revenue / Student

$16,654

$18,162

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Average Revenue Per Student Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	$15,609	$17,758
2022	$14,220	$15,277
2021	$12,690	$13,447
2020	$11,852	$12,025
2019	$11,509	$11,573
2018	$11,194	$11,579
2017	$138,614	$11,452
2016	$128,514	$10,981
2015	$122,977	$9,366
2014	$9,893	$9,404
2012	$9,061	$9,997

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Spending / Student

$15,206

$16,961

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Average Expenditure Per Student Trends
Year	Sumter 01 School District	South Carolina
2023	$14,252	$16,208
2022	$13,072	$15,063
2021	$12,127	$13,582
2020	$10,540	$13,454
2019	$10,662	$11,258
2018	$10,492	$10,767
2017	$134,996	$11,035
2016	$129,114	$11,018
2015	$118,623	$9,666
2014	$9,543	$9,063
2012	$8,875	$9,590

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Quick Facts (26-27)

District size: 25 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 13,871 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 76%
: 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