📍 1730 Highway 301 North, Dillon, Dillon County, 29536
Dillon High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dillon, Dillon County. The school has 869 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dillon 04 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 11 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dillon High enrolls 869 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 21% White and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 570 | 66% |
| White | 186 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
869 of the school's 869 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 869 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.
Dillon High 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.
Dillon High 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 869 students, Dillon High is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant