📍 900 Patriot Street, Dillon, Dillon County, 29536
South Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dillon, Dillon County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dillon 04 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elementary enrolls 187 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 11% White and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 148 | 79% |
| White | 20 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 187 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Rural, Fringe. 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-7, state senate district 30, state house district 55.
South 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 187 students, South Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe