📍 350 Old Manning Road, Sumter, Sumter County, 29150
Lakewood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 1,036 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakewood High enrolls 1,036 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 33% White and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 601 | 58% |
| White | 342 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,036 of the school's 1,036 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,036 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lakewood High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-60, state senate district 36, state house district 67.
Lakewood High is one of 25 schools in Sumter 01, based in Sumter, South Carolina. The district serves 13,871 students district-wide and employs 925 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,036 students, Lakewood High is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small