📍 901 East Harrison Street, Dillon, Dillon County, 29536
East Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dillon, Dillon County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dillon 04 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Elementary enrolls 423 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 30% White and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 208 | 49% |
| White | 126 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 423 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 423 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-70, state senate district 30, state house district 55.
East Elementary is one of 8 schools in Dillon 04, based in Dillon, South Carolina. The district serves 3,659 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, East Elementary is close to the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant