School Climate

Orangeburg County School District




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (6.56 / 10)
65.60%
State    (6.90 / 10)
69%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 60.6% 61.9% 65.6%
State 63.3% 66.8% 69%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

District    (7.70 / 10)
77%
State    (7.77 / 10)
77.70%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 71% 74.3% 77%
State 75.3% 76.8% 77.7%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

District    (7.99 / 10)
79.90%
State    (7.53 / 10)
75.30%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 73.6% 74.3% 79.9%
State 69.4% 71.8% 75.3%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

District    (7.82 / 10)
78.20%
State    (8.31 / 10)
83.10%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 72.2% 74.5% 78.2%
State 80.3% 80.5% 83.1%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

District    (3.33 / 10)
33.30%
State    (4.15 / 10)
41.50%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 33.8% 30.4% 33.3%
State 40.5% 40.3% 41.5%

Student Perceptions of Safety

District    (5.97 / 10)
59.70%
State    (6.76 / 10)
67.60%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 52.5% 56% 59.7%
State 51% 64.6% 67.6%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 98.50%    (791 / 803)
98.50%
State 91.40%    (52519 / 57473)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 95.2% 98.4% 98.5%
State 83.6% 89.4% 91.4%

Student Participation Rate

District 95.60%    (6600 / 6906)
95.60%
State 89.50%    (467091 / 521699)
89.50%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 92.1% 91.1% 95.6%
State 81.3% 84.5% 89.5%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 843 7555 1966
Percent satisfied with learning environment 92.9%
79.7%
85.5%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.7%
81.2%
88.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 86.3%
89.8%
84.9%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 4.8 Up from 4.1
Percent of students retained 0.5 Down from 0.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 4 Up from 3
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 33.1 Up from 27.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 99.8 Down from 100.0