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Dillon High

Public Grades 9-12

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 8% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Dillon High is a public high school in Dillon, South Carolina, serving 824 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dillon 04 school district, which is ranked 68 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Dillon High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, currently at 216 out of 235 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Dillon High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state average across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.03% of Dillon High students were proficient or better in EOCEP/English 1, compared to the state average of 61.66%. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate of 85.4% and a higher dropout rate of 2.3% compared to the state averages. Additionally, Dillon High has a high chronic absenteeism rate, with 22.5% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Dillon High to nearby schools, such as Lake View High, Marion High, and Mullins High, Dillon High generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and graduation rates. However, these nearby schools also struggle with similar challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and low socioeconomic status. Dillon High spends approximately $10,545 per student, which is higher than the state average, but this additional funding does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and strategies to better support student learning.

804

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,443

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 Highway 301 North
Dillon, SC 29536

(843) 774-1230

District: Dillon 04

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.8%

White:

18.7%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the South Carolina average (6% vs 2%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg71%

216^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Dillon 04

68^th of 75Dillon 04 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	216 of 235	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	210 of 235	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	208 of 237	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	176 of 226	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	206 of 227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	205 of 225	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	156 of 216	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	163 of 223	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.3	162 of 231	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.4	169 of 232	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	164 of 210	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	170 of 199	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	180 of 199	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	164 of 188	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	149 of 185	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.8	134 of 191	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.3	143 of 191	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.6	121 of 187	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	172 of 194	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	162 of 194	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	148 of 199	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	112 of 190	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	147 of 178	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	153 of 184	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	100 of 183	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	136 of 143	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	199 of 225	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	198 of 225	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	209 of 223	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	159 of 220	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	185 of 213	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	186 of 213	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	167 of 210	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	135 of 153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	146 of 157	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	207 of 226	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	203 of 229	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	189 of 226	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	148 of 220	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	180 of 213	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	191 of 217	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	144 of 214	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	212 of 224	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	208 of 228	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	185 of 229	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	178 of 224	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	205 of 215	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	204 of 218	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	149 of 213	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	191 of 196	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	180 of 196	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	186 of 197	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	155 of 192	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	184 of 189	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	165 of 191	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	155 of 185	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 279%-7 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 253%-21 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution32%-29 vs state

English 132%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Dillon High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Dillon High	Public	9-12	1730 Highway 301 North	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1230	804	49	16.4		150 (18.7%)	545 (67.8%)	54 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	11.5	216^th of 235 public high schools	8.1%		13.7	210^th of 235 public high schools	10.6%	6								53.3	32.0	32.1	79.3	$12,443	$1,264	$1,419	$2,684	$8,230	$1,529	$9,760
Dillon County Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1630 East Main Street	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 774-5143	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Latta High	Public	9-12	618 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-5751	422	24	17.5		237 (56.2%)	139 (32.9%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	47.1	114^th of 235 public high schools	51.5%		57.6	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%	32								47.6	49.3	66.3	91.4	$11,917	$449	$1,462	$1,911	$8,650	$1,357	$10,007
Lake View High	Public	6-12	401 East Third Avenue	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3009	483	38	12.8		239 (49.5%)	179 (37.1%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	19.2	194^th of 235 public high schools	17.4%		14.9	205^th of 235 public high schools	12.8%	11	50.0	57.2	54.5	24.3	30.0	30.9	40.9	42.9	40.9	32.8	84.9	$14,101	$1,090	$1,592	$2,682	$9,856	$1,562	$11,418
Mullins High	Public	9-12	747 Miller's Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3710	557	31	17.9		70 (12.6%)	435 (78.1%)	38 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	47.1	115^th of 235 public high schools	51.1%		8.2	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%	106								74.0	62.2	61.1	82.9	$16,688	$1,805	$3,773	$5,578	$8,294	$2,816	$11,110
Academy for Careers and Technology	Public	9-12	2697 East Highway 76	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	No	(843) 423-1941	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marion High	Public	9-12	1205 South Main Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-2571	572	32	17.8		64 (11.2%)	474 (82.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	40.4	141^st of 235 public high schools	40.0%		5.5	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%	89								37.5	60.8	29.4	92.4	$18,499	$1,865	$3,882	$5,747	$9,970	$2,782	$12,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Dillon High

What district is Dillon High in?

Dillon 04

How many students attend Dillon High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 804 students attended Dillon High.

What is the racial makeup of Dillon High?

Students at Dillon High are 68% African American, 19% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

Is Dillon High a good school?

Dillon High ranks in the bottom 8.1% of South Carolina high schools.

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