School Climate

Aiken County Schools




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (7.22 / 10)
72.20%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 70.3% 71.2% 72.2%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(1527 of 1551 participated – 98.45%)

District    (7.7 / 10)
77%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 78.9% 77% 77%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(1529 of 1551 participated – 98.58%)

District    (8.1 / 10)
81%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 77.8% 80.8% 81%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(1540 of 1551 participated – 99.29%)

District    (8.7 / 10)
87%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 84.3% 88.1% 87%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(12972 of 13865 participated – 93.56%)

District    (4.5 / 10)
45%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 41.5% 42% 45%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(12880 of 13865 participated – 92.90%)

District    (7.1 / 10)
71%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 68.8% 68.2% 71%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 91.60%    (1551 / 1694)
91.60%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 91.5% 91.1% 91.6%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 94.80%    (13865 / 14631)
94.80%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 92.3% 92.2% 94.8%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 1673 15648 1370
Percent satisfied with learning environment 94.8%
85.3%
86.4%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 94.3%
86.3%
87.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 93%
93.9%
88.7%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 16.3 Up from 14.7
Percent of students retained 1.3 Up from 1.1
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 26.0 Up from 25.1
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 96.0 N/A