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Latta Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,512 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Latta Schools is a school district in South Carolina (Dillon County). During the 2024 school year, 1,512 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Latta Schools consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kyle Berry
Ray George
Vanessa Harrison
Shawn Myers
Stuart Poston
Eleanor Powers
JoAnn Williamson

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Overlapping state house districts

Latta Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
South Carolina House of Representatives District 55Jackie HayesDemocratic Party 62% 18%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 54Jason LuckDemocratic Party 38% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,735,000 $3,849 30%
Local: $3,637,000 $2,441 19%
State: $9,738,000 $6,536 51%
Total: $19,110,000 $12,826
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $18,273,000 $12,263
Total Current Expenditures: $16,663,000 $11,183
Instructional Expenditures: $9,265,000 $6,218 51%
Student and Staff Support: $2,322,732 $1,558 13%
Administration: $2,010,000 $1,348 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,065,268 $2,057 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,273,000 $854
Construction: $677,000 $454
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $7,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $6,000 $4

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 PS 25-29 40-59 PS 21-39 55
2018-2019 43 PS 25-29 40-59 >=50 20-29 53
2017-2018 48 PS 30-34 40-59 <50 30-39 57
2016-2017 49 PS 25-29 60-79 <50 50-59 58
2015-2016 48 PS 30-34 <50 <50 30-39 56
2014-2015 51 >=50 40-44 >=50 >=50 30-39 57
2013-2014 70 >=50 50-54 >=50 >=50 40-49 81
2012-2013 72 >=50 55-59 >=50 >=50 60-69 81
2011-2012 70 PS 59 >=50 >=50 60-69 77
2010-2011 73 PS 58 >=50 >=50 60-79 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 52 PS 30-34 40-59 PS 40-49 61
2018-2019 44 PS 25-29 40-59 <50 30-39 53
2017-2018 45 PS 30-34 40-59 >=50 20-29 54
2016-2017 46 PS 25-29 60-79 <50 30-39 55
2015-2016 44 PS 25-29 >=50 <50 30-39 53
2014-2015 39 >=50 30-34 >=50 <50 20-29 45
2013-2014 69 >=50 50-54 >=50 >=50 60-69 79
2012-2013 72 >=50 55-59 >=50 >=50 60-69 80
2011-2012 67 PS 52 >=50 >=50 70-79 75
2010-2011 68 PS 53 >=50 >=50 60-79 77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 80-84 80-89 PS 85-89
2018-2019 80-84 PS 70-79 PS PS 85-89
2017-2018 85-89 PS 70-79 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 80-84 PS 80-89 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 85-89 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS 60-79 PS >=90
2013-2014 75-79 80-89 PS PS 70-79
2012-2013 80-84 PS 70-79 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 60-69 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 75-79 70-79 PS PS 75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,512 0.4
2022-2023 1,506 1.1
2021-2022 1,490 -3.8
2020-2021 1,546 -2.4
2019-2020 1,583 -2.6
2018-2019 1,624 -3.5
2017-2018 1,681 1.0
2016-2017 1,665 -0.4
2015-2016 1,671 -1.0
2014-2015 1,688 2.5
2013-2014 1,646 -0.1
2012-2013 1,648 -0.7
2011-2012 1,660 0.1
2010-2011 1,658 -4.5
2009-2010 1,732 3.2
2008-2009 1,677 1.8
2007-2008 1,647 1.2
2006-2007 1,628 2.1
2005-2006 1,593 -0.1
2004-2005 1,594 0.0
2003-2004 1,594 2.7
2002-2003 1,551 0.2
2001-2002 1,548 -1.7
2000-2001 1,575 4.3
1999-2000 1,507 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Latta Schools (%) South Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.4 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 1.9
Black 35.8 31.2
Hispanic 4.9 13.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.4 6.0
White 51.3 47.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Latta Schools had 89.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.99.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 56.00
Secondary: 24.00
Total: 89.00

Latta Schools employed 6.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 9.00
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 35.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.00
Other Support Services: 42.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Latta Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Latta Elementary636PK-4
Latta High4069-12
Latta Middle4705-8


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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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