Stewart Heights Elementary

Stewart Heights Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Dillon, South Carolina, overseen by Dillon 04, hosting 572 students in grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 8 schools in Dillon 04 (4,664 students total), Stewart Heights Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Stewart Heights Elementary records that 77% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 10% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

On the resource side, On paper, Stewart Heights Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Stewart Heights Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dillon County) reports that median household income runs about $46,605, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Dillon County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,156 students), of which Stewart Heights Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dillon Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 6-year window, the student count rose 43%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 572 in 2024. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2024.

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