📍 300 Viking Drive, Latta, Dillon County, 29565
Latta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Latta, Dillon County. The school has 621 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dillon 03 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Latta Elementary enrolls 621 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 37% Black or African American and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 232 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
548 of the school's 621 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Latta Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 57.
Latta Elementary is one of 3 schools in Dillon 03, based in Latta, South Carolina. The district serves 1,492 students district-wide and employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 621 students, Latta Elementary is larger than the district average of about 497 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant