Note from the Superintendent
We are glad you are visiting our website. We hope that you find the information to be helpful as well as effective to meet your needs. This website provides access to district, school and community connections that may be of interest to you.
Our main goal is to use this technology as another way to communicate school information to the general public. We are pleased to provide you this service as a way to stay informed about our district, your child's school and your child's progress.
Dr. John M. Kirby
Superintendent of Latta Schools
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Important District News
Click here to read a letter from Latta School District Superintendent, Dr. John Kirby, concerning school safety.
Dillon County Sheriff Major Hulon provides services of deputy on campus of Latta Early Childhood Center and Latta Elementary School during school time for the rest of this school year. Read more on this plan.
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Report to the People
LECC Report to the People 11-12
LES Report to the People 11-12
LMS Report to the People 11-12
LHS Report to the People 11-12
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District Personnel
Visit the Contact Us page to find information on contacting district personnel.
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District Facts
Updated 8/25/2009 |
| Demographics |
Small town/Rural district |
90 square miles |
| 1990 District Census |
6,820 people |
| 4 schools with grades 4-12 |
1,758 students |
| Latta Early Childhood Center (grades 4K-1) |
342 students |
| Latta Elementary School (grades 2-5) |
539 students |
| Latta Middle School (grades 6-8) |
369 students |
| Latta High School (grades 9-12) |
508 students |
| Facts on the facilities |
LECC on same campus as LES |
| LES built 1953; additions 1956, 1966, 1969, 1984, 1991; remodeled 1983, 1992, 1997 |
| LMS built 1954; additions 1962, 1969, 1972; remodeled 1983, 1997 |
| LHS built 1974; additions 1976, 1981, 1992, 1998; remodeled 1992, 1996 |
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| All schools accredited by the State and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Transportation |
| 83% of students transported by bus |
| 16 bus routes daily (10 regular a.m./p.m., 2 special needs, 3 vocational, 1 midday 4-year-old kindergarten) |
| 977 miles driven daily by buses |
| 175,860 miles driven annually by buses |
| 12 employees (11 drivers, 1 supervisor) |
| 3 activity buses (1971, 1982, 1991) |
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| Food Service |
| 15 employees (5 operators, 2 head cooks, 3 cashiers, 3 managers, 1 supervisor) |
| Student meal cost full pay |
Breakfast
Free |
Lunch
$1.60 |
| Average number of meals served annually for entire district |
Breakfast
204,805 |
Lunch
211,662 |
| Total Meals |
416,467 |
| Average number of meals served daily |
| LECC/LES |
Breakfast
738 |
Lunch
701 |
| LMS/LHS |
Breakfast
399 |
Lunch
474 |
| Personnel |
| 180 employees (105 professional, 75 classified) |
| 52% of professional staff have Masters Degree or higher |
| 14 years experience is the teacher average |
| 17% of teachers are male |
| 18% of teachers are African-American |
| 16% of total employees are male |
| 32% of total employees are African-American |
| Pupil / Teacher ratios not including Administrators, Librarians, Counselors, Special Ed. Teachers |
| LES (grades 3K-5) |
17:1 |
| LMS (grades 6-8) |
20:1 |
| LHS (grades 9-12) |
17:1 |
| Students |
| 48% Female |
| 45% Minority |
| 72% on free/reduced lunch status |
| 11% classified special needs |
| 100% of students involved in career planning |
| Average SAT for seniors is 971 (State average is 953) |
| 97% + each year seniors pass exit exam |
| 50% of seniors attend post-secondary schools |
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Directions to the Latta School District
Latta School District
205 King Street
Latta, SC 29565
Directions from Columbia, SC
Take I-20 East until you run into I-95 at Florence
Take I-95 North for about 20 minutes or so
Take Latta exit 181 off of I-95 and turn right (East) onto Highway 38
Go East approximately one mile until you reach the turn for Highway 917
You’ll turn left onto Highway 917 from Highway 38
After about six miles highway 917 will bring you straight into Latta on Main Street
At the second stoplight turn left onto Highway 301 headed north
At the next stoplight turn right onto Academy Street next to Latta Middle School
Turn right at the next street which is King Street and you’ll be at the District Office.
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