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Dillon High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dillon High
Dillon High is one of the close-knit senior highs in Dillon, South Carolina, run under Dillon 04, with 804 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.
Dillon 04 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,664 students. Dillon High is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Dillon High reports that 68% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 19% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.
On the resource side, On paper, Dillon High has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Dillon High higher than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, Dillon County reports that median household earnings sit near $46,605, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Dillon County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,156 students), Dillon High is one campus in the mix.
Dillon Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 884 students in 2018 compared to 804 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 19% across the same window.
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