Public schools in Dillon, SC

Dillon has 3 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 1,779 students. They are run by 1 district.

One district runs Dillon's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in DillonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Dillon School District Four33,880$11,856

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Dillon, 804 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Dillon High80416.4100.0%Dillon

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Dillon, 624 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Dillon Middle62416.0100.0%Dillon

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One elementary school in Dillon, 351 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Gordon Elementary35115.3100.0%Dillon

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Dillon's public schools compare with South Carolina's

The median Dillon school has 16.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 624 students (state 554).

Dillon against South Carolina, schools open in 2024-25 with students
DillonSouth Carolina
Median students per teacher16.013.8
Median school size (students)624554
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)100%50%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%54%
Charter schools0%6.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 3 Dillon schools and the 1,183 South Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Dillon

  1. Dillon School District FourRuns 3 of Dillon's 3 public schools and spent $11,856 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,856
  2. Dillon High, the largest high school in Dillon804 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.804
  3. The largest public schools in South CarolinaSouth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  4. Find the school district for a Dillon addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in South Carolina

  1. Columbia74 schools
  2. Greenville49 schools
  3. Charleston31 schools
  4. North Charleston29 schools
  5. Spartanburg28 schools
  6. Rock Hill26 schools
  7. Summerville26 schools
  8. Myrtle Beach25 schools

Questions about schools in Dillon

  1. How many public schools are in Dillon, SC?
    3 public schools with an address in Dillon were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 1,779 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Dillon?
    Dillon High, with 804 students in 2024-25 (Dillon School District Four).
  3. Which districts run Dillon's schools?
    Dillon School District Four (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25