📍 706 N Main St, Bushnell, Sumter County, 33513
South Sumter High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bushnell, Sumter County. The school has 1,045 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darrin Bevis. It is part of the Sumter school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Sumter High School enrolls 1,045 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 679 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 215 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 95 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
549 of the school's 1,045 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 507 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Sumter High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 33.
South Sumter High School is one of 12 schools in SUMTER, based in BUSHNELL, Florida. The district serves 10,013 students district-wide and employs 555 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,045 students, South Sumter High School is larger than the district average of about 834 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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