Dorchester Career and Technology Center

Set in Dorchester, South Carolina, Dorchester Career and Technology Center is a mid-sized secondary school, overseen by Dorchester 80. It caters to students from the surrounding community across grades 9 through 12.

Dorchester Career and Technology Center sits inside Dorchester 80, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of school funding signals, Dorchester Career and Technology Center reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff.

In the area at large, census data for Dorchester County shows median household earnings sit near $78,198, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dorchester County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students), Dorchester Career and Technology Center is one campus in the mix.

Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Dorchester Career and Technology Center.

The school occupies a countryside site.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Dorchester Career and Technology Center community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.