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Alice Drive Elementary School

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Alice Drive Elementary School is an urban public school in Sumter, South Carolina that is part of Sumter School District. It serves 530 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Its teachers have had 63 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

530 Students

43 Teachers

251 Alice Dr

Sumter, SC 29150 View local requests

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Alice Drive Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

50%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Alice Drive Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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Alice Drive Elementary School

$23,868

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

170

donors

projects for technology

projects for books

Alice Drive Elementary School has received support from 124 individuals from South Carolina and 46 individuals out-of-state.

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Alice Drive Elementary School

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Alice Drive Elementary School

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