The South Carolina Education Lottery celebrates its 12th anniversary this year.
Since 2002, lottery proceeds have been invested in educational programs for Palmetto State citizens. Communities throughout South Carolina have been able to take advantage of a wide range of learning initiatives provided by funds generated through the sale of lottery tickets. These educational programs include more than 1.1 million lottery-funded scholarships and grants for South Carolina residents to attend a university or college here at home, as well as more than $687 million directed to K-12 education. Everything from white boards to computers to textbooks and ebooks have been purchased with the help of lottery funds. Since 2002, more than 895 school buses purchased with lottery proceeds have been used to transport our K-12 students to and from school. Lottery proceeds also benefit educational projects in our communities such as county libraries which have received more than $16 million to purchase books and technology, aid in building maintenance and expand digital media resources.
Over the last 12 years, Dillon County has benefited from the lottery in the following ways:
K-12 Education: $7,758,152
Scholarship Awards: 8,194
Scholarship Amounts: $10,473,016
County Libraries:$247,698
This is a total of 18,478,866.
Statewide, more than $3.2 billion has been transferred in lottery proceeds to support educational programs and make an impact on learning opportunities in your community.