School Climate

Cherokee County School District 1




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (7.51 / 10)
75.10%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 72.5% 74.3% 75.1%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(516 of 522 participated – 98.85%)

District    (7.8 / 10)
78%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 83.4% 79% 78%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(517 of 522 participated – 99.04%)

District    (8 / 10)
80%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 79.9% 82.8% 80%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(521 of 522 participated – 99.81%)

District    (9 / 10)
90%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 86.3% 89.5% 90%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(4118 of 4367 participated – 94.30%)

District    (5.4 / 10)
54%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 46.1% 50.2% 54%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(4061 of 4367 participated – 92.99%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 67% 70% 73%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 90.30%    (522 / 578)
90.30%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 97.3% 94.6% 90.3%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 93.60%    (4367 / 4666)
93.60%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 95.8% 91.4% 93.6%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 554 4927 869
Percent satisfied with learning environment 95.6%
88.2%
95.3%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 96%
89.3%
97.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 89.9%
94.5%
95.4%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 18.9 Down from 20.1
Percent of students retained 0.7 Up from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 2
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 26.9 Up from 26.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 77.1 N/A