An equity score of 36/100 ranks Dillon 04 #55 of 74 districts in South Carolina (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,856 per pupil, Dillon 04 ranks #69 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,880
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,856
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dillon 04 operates 8 public schools serving 3,880 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dillon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,856 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 8 of 75 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how South Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.5% local, 52.4% state, and 31.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #55 of 74 in South Carolina against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 348.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 47.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.2% African American, 28.9% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake View Elementary, with a diversity index of 66.2/100.
Its largest campus is Dillon High, enrolling 804 students (22% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is South Elementary, at 187 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dillon High accounts for 20.7% of all Dillon 04 student enrollment
That concentration means Dillon 04-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Dillon 04 school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Dillon 04 school enrollment ranges from 187 students (lowest) to 804 students (highest), a spread of 617 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Dillon 04 student-counselor ratio is 349:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Dillon 04 is typically wider than the Dillon 04-aggregate figure suggests.
Dillon 04 chronic absenteeism rate is 47.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.