Bates Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 481 students
Furman Middle
3400 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
700
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sumter 01
Sumter County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Furman Middle
Furman Middle is a magnet middle school in Sumter, South Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Sumter 01. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Sumter County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 700 students were enrolled, with about 17.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Carolina middle school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 700 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Sumter 01
- County
- Sumter County
- NCES school ID
- 450390201078
Schools near Furman Middle
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Ebenezer Middle
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Scott's Branch Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 145 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.