South Elementary

South Elementary is a public school in Dillon, South Carolina, administered by Dillon 04.

Dillon 04 runs South Elementary along with 7 other schools, enrolling 4,664 students in total.

At South Elementary, the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The school's 15.6:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for combined schools in South Carolina.

In the surrounding county, Dillon County, the median household earns about $46,605 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Dillon County has 13 public schools with about 6,156 students, including South Elementary.

South Elementary's closest public school neighbor is East Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of South Elementary, there are 6 other public schools.

The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).

By 2022-23, enrollment had dropped to 187, from 264 in 2017-18. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.9:1 in 2017-18, and 15.6:1 in 2022-23.

This page is set up for the South Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.