For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 470 students in Dillon 03 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle School in Dillon 03 School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
3 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
1,512 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dillon 03 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 74 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#27 out of 74 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
43%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
50%
Graduation Rate
87%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.66
% American Indian
2%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
13%
% Black
36%
31%
% White
51%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,515 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,223. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,317 is less than the state median of $14,820. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,515
$15,223
Spending / Student
$11,317
$14,820
Best Dillon 03 School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Latta Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
612 North Richardson Street
Latta, SC 29565
(843) 752-7117
Latta, SC 29565
(843) 752-7117
Gr: 5-8 | 470 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
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