Sumter Times

Sumter County School District's kindergarten had the highest student enrollment per grade in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Overall, there were 799 students enrolled in district’s kindergarten in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.5% of the student body in the district.

The number of students in the kindergarten grew by 16.1% compared to the year before.

Sumter County School District also had a high enrollment for the ninth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.

Within the district, Villages Charter School had the most kindergarten students in the 2022-23 school year.

Data showed that Sumter County School District enrolled a total of 9,404 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 33rd lowest enrollment in Florida.

It was also ranked 33rd lowest in the year before.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

Schools	Number of Students
Bushnell Elementary School	760
Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School	584
South Sumter High School	1,045
South Sumter Middle School	897
Sumter County Virtual Instruction Program	12
Sumter Prep Academy	94
Sumter Virtual Franchise	0
Villages Charter School	3,473
Webster Elementary School	748
Wildwood Elementary School	940
Wildwood Middle/ High School	843
Total Sumter County School District	9,404