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Dillon Middle
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsWhat this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Dillon Middle
Dillon Middle operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Dillon, South Carolina, overseen by Dillon 04. Current enrollment sits at 624 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
Across the 8 schools in Dillon 04 (4,664 students total), Dillon Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Dillon Middle reports that Black students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 19% White, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 45% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
Across the wider county, census data for Dillon County shows the typical household earns roughly $46,605 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dillon County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,156 students), Dillon Middle is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Dillon High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Dillon Middle.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 704 students in 2018 compared to 624 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 24% to 19% over that span.
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Dillon County at a glance
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