Sumter Times

There were 5,747 white students enrolled in Sumter County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2.3% increase from the 5,616 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Sumter County welcomed a total of 9,404 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 61.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Sumter County, Villages Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,413 students, making up 69.5% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Villages Charter School	69.5	3,473
South Sumter High School	65	1,045
Wildwood Elementary School	34.5	940
South Sumter Middle School	66	897
Wildwood Middle/ High School	37.7	843
Bushnell Elementary School	61.8	760
Webster Elementary School	62.6	748
Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School	71.9	584
Sumter Prep Academy	31.9	94