For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 636 students in Dillon 03 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in South Carolina.
Public Preschool in Dillon 03 School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the South Carolina public pre school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public preschool average of 54% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
3 Schools
578 Schools
# Students
1,512 Students
307,049 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
22,837 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Dillon 03 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#27 out of 81 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.67
# American Indian Students
21 Students
905 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
4,942 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
74 Students
41,883 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
14%
# Black Students
541 Students
97,124 Students
% Black Students
36%
32%
# White Students
775 Students
140,483 Students
% White Students
51%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
402 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
96 Students
21,254 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
82
27,258
# Students in K Grade:
109
46,285
# Students in 1st Grade:
125
47,365
# Students in 2nd Grade:
91
48,243
# Students in 3rd Grade:
117
43,895
# Students in 4th Grade:
112
43,663
# Students in 5th Grade:
115
40,854
# Students in 6th Grade:
117
3,355
# Students in 7th Grade:
122
2,477
# Students in 8th Grade:
116
2,190
# Students in 9th Grade:
138
439
# Students in 10th Grade:
88
373
# Students in 11th Grade:
96
325
# Students in 12th Grade:
84
327
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,515 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,317 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,515
$15,220
Spending / Student
$11,317
$14,817
Best Dillon 03 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Latta Elementary School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
300 Viking Drive
Latta, SC 29565
(843) 752-5295
Latta, SC 29565
(843) 752-5295
Grades: PK-4
| 636 students
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