For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,189 students in Dillon 04 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Dillon 04 School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
8 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
3,880 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
227 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Dillon 04 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 80% has decreased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#64 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
50%
Graduation Rate
80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.65
# American Indian Students
84 Students
709 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
209 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
12%
# Black Students
2,282 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
59%
32%
# White Students
1,019 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
26%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
277 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
130
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
268
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
345
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
270
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
232
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
321
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
256
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
267
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
288
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
314
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
378
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
310
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
247
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
254
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,042 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,504 is less than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,042
$15,297
Spending / Student
$11,504
$14,891
Best Dillon 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lake View High School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
401 East Third Avenue
Lake View, SC 29563
(843) 759-3009
Lake View, SC 29563
(843) 759-3009
Grades: 6-12
| 523 students
Rank: #22.
Dillon Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1803 Joan Drive
Dillon, SC 29536
(843) 774-1212
Dillon, SC 29536
(843) 774-1212
Grades: 6-8
| 666 students
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