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B+

Dillon School District 3

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Latta.

Latta’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of South Carolina school districts

Students
1,492
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,288
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dillon School District 3

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of South Carolina districts
  • Spends 25% less per student than the SC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $9 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 92 South Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Latta 1,235

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Latta. Grade by grade →

PK–5Latta ElementaryThis district
6–8Latta MiddleThis district
9–12Latta HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 41% · 696 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 52.1% · 757 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 83.8% · 111 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,288 per student · 25% below SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 38%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 43%Federal 31%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,546’20
1,490’21
1,506’22
1,512’23
1,492’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Black 35%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools.

Latta Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Latta
B
721 students16:1
Latta Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Latta
B−
349 students15:1
Latta High
High · Grades 9–12 · Latta
A
422 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Carolina.