Dillon 04 School District

1738 Highway 301 North
Dillon, SC 29536
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,132 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 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
7 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
3,780 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
217 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

Student By Grade

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.
This School District
State Average (SC)
#64 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
26%
41%
35%
52%
31%
50%
80%
84%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.59
0.66
% American Indian
2%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
6%
13%
% Black
59%
31%
% White
26%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,360 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 $11,808 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (SC)
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,360
$15,220
Spending / Student
$11,808
$14,817

Best Dillon 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lake View High School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
401 East Third Avenue
Lake View, SC 29563
(843) 759-3009
Grades: 6-12
| 517 students
Rank: #22.
Dillon Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1803 Joan Drive
Dillon, SC 29536
(843) 774-1212
Grades: 6-8
| 615 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 7 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 3,780 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 74%
  • : 80% (Btm 50% in SC)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 26% (Btm 50%)
  • : 35% (Btm 50%)
  • : 31% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), SC Dept. of Education

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