📍 3400 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, Sumter County, 29154
Furman Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 729 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Furman Middle enrolls 729 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 33% White and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 411 | 56% |
| White | 242 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
729 of the school's 729 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 729 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.
Furman Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-50, state senate district 36, state house district 67.
Furman Middle 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 729 students, Furman Middle is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe