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![Image of the winning artwork showing a snowman in a wintry scene]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762549709/darlingtonk12scus/rovjfrzbzwdsinu9jlsq/2025HolidayCardWinnerBanner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762549709/darlingtonk12scus/rovjfrzbzwdsinu9jlsq/2025HolidayCardWinnerBanner.jpg","width":400}])
Jayandre Mitchell wins DCSD’s 2025 Holiday Card Art Contest
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DCSD Mark Gains and Excellence in Latest State Report Cards
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Teacher Feature winners for November
![Group photo of the Strategic Compensation Award Winners, DCSD Board Members and District Admins]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761851039/darlingtonk12scus/xpclgohzzld6wjpcv80y/StrategicCompensationBanner.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761851039/darlingtonk12scus/xpclgohzzld6wjpcv80y/StrategicCompensationBanner.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761851039/darlingtonk12scus/xpclgohzzld6wjpcv80y/StrategicCompensationBanner.jpg","width":774}])
Seven teachers earn state-funded performance bonuses
EDUCATE, EMPOWER, and PREPARE all
for an EVER-changing WORLD
19
Fully Accredited Schools
Including Districtwide Career and Technology Center, Magnet High School and a Digital Learning Pathway
9,000
Students Across The District
Nearly 800 Classroom Teachers
$50,000
Starting Teacher Salary
Highest Teacher Pay In The Pee Dee - Top 10 in South Carolina
Top 10
College or Career Readiness
DCSD students ranked No. 8 in the state for College or Career Readiness per 2023 SC State Report Cards.
$37.32 Million
Amount In Scholarships Earned by the Graduating Class of 2025