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Sumter High School

Public Grades 9-12

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Sumter High School is a public high school in Sumter, South Carolina, serving 2,214 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sumter 01 school district, which is ranked 67 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sumter High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sumter High School faces significant challenges in terms of student achievement and overall school performance. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.1% to 85.4%, which is lower than the state average. Its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.3% and 5.3%, higher than the state average. Sumter High School also has a chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 22.5% to 38.4%, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the End-of-Course Exams (EOCEP) are consistently lower than the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 24.97% to 79.75% across different subject areas and years. Additionally, 100% of Sumter High School's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, Sumter High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Crestwood High and Lakewood High, which are also part of the Sumter 01 district. These schools have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better test scores compared to Sumter High. Additionally, Scott's Branch High, a school in the Clarendon 06 district, has similar demographic and performance characteristics to Sumter High, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and high poverty levels.

2,122

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,332

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2580 McCrays Mill Road
Sumter, SC 29154

(803) 481-4480

District: Sumter 01

Feeder schools for Sumter High School:

Elementary:	Alice Drive Elementary
	Cherryvale Elementary
	Kingsbury Elementary
	Millwood Elementary
	More...
	Willow Drive Elementary
Middle:	Alice Drive Middle
	Bates Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.5%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (59% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg71%

182^nd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Sumter 01

67^th of 75Sumter 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	182 of 235	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	184 of 235	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	207 of 237	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	202 of 226	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	164 of 227	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	190 of 225	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	187 of 216	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	199 of 223	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.0	145 of 231	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.8	179 of 232	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.7	155 of 210	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	147 of 194	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	153 of 194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	185 of 199	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	180 of 190	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	165 of 178	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	160 of 184	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	177 of 183	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	80 of 139	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	131 of 145	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	124 of 141	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	137 of 139	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	106 of 115	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	131 of 143	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	129 of 137	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	53 of 71	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	183 of 225	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	171 of 225	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	208 of 223	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	202 of 220	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	165 of 213	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	184 of 213	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	182 of 210	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	137 of 153	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	120 of 157	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	133 of 156	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	82 of 121	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	107 of 121	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	110 of 119	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	80 of 108	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.2	14 of 86	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	179 of 226	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	193 of 229	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	211 of 226	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	208 of 220	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	200 of 213	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	201 of 217	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	207 of 214	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	168 of 224	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	189 of 228	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	192 of 229	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	197 of 224	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	157 of 215	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	180 of 218	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	191 of 213	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	116 of 196	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	115 of 196	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	139 of 197	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	149 of 192	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	75 of 189	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	126 of 191	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	120 of 185	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 277%-9 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 252%-22 vs state

English 152%-10 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution51%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Sumter High School	Public	9-12	2580 McCrays Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-4480	2,122	125	17.0		544 (25.6%)	1,326 (62.5%)	156 (7.4%)	40 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	46 (2.2%)	24.2	182^nd of 235 public high schools	22.6%		21.5	184^th of 235 public high schools	21.7%	2	52.1	51.7	51.1	77.4	$13,332	$930	$1,022	$1,952	$9,716	$1,664	$11,380
Sumter Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	2612 McCray's Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-8575	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	350 Old Manning Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 506-2700	1,013	58	17.4		302 (29.8%)	596 (58.8%)	62 (6.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.0%)	22.8	186^th of 235 public high schools	20.9%		7.6	225^th of 235 public high schools	4.3%	39	52.2	49.4	52.3	76.7	$13,280	$942	$1,175	$2,117	$9,334	$1,828	$11,162
Crestwood High	Public	9-12	2000 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-6200	1,105	57	19.3		190 (17.2%)	789 (71.4%)	67 (6.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.7%)	13.5	214^th of 235 public high schools	8.9%		29.8	164^th of 235 public high schools	30.2%	50	52.9	36.7	48.0	71.3	$12,307	$942	$1,169	$2,112	$8,423	$1,772	$10,195
F. E. Dubose Career Center	Public	9-12	3351 Sumter Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 473-2531	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Manning High	Public	9-12	2155 Paxville Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-4417	741	38	19.6		175 (23.6%)	497 (67.1%)	44 (5.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	25.5	181^st of 235 public high schools	23.0%		20.6	189^th of 235 public high schools	19.6%	8	59.2	46.2	51.3	80.1	$12,859	$1,730	$765	$2,495	$8,774	$1,591	$10,365
Lewis High	Public	9-12	8200 State Farm Road	Rembert	29128	Sumter County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3454	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Turbeville High	Public	9-12	1578 Clarence Coker Hwy	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3178	55	9	6.1		12 (21.8%)	39 (70.9%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Scott's Branch High	Public	9-12	9253 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2100	197	16	12.1		12 (6.1%)	174 (88.3%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5.1	229^th of 235 public high schools	2.6%		9.2	218^th of 235 public high schools	7.2%	11	41.9		33.9	60.6	$23,899	$2,364	$1,330	$3,694	$17,102	$3,103	$20,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Sumter High School

What district is Sumter High School in?

Sumter 01

How many students attend Sumter High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,122 students attended Sumter High School.

Is Sumter High School a good school?

Sumter High School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of South Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Sumter High School?

Sumter High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alice Drive Elementary
Elementary : Cherryvale Elementary
Elementary : Kingsbury Elementary
Elementary : Millwood Elementary
Elementary : Willow Drive Elementary
Middle : Alice Drive Middle
Middle : Bates Middle

What is the racial makeup of Sumter High School?

Students at Sumter High School are 62% African American, 26% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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