School Climate

Horry County School District




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (7.60 / 10)
76%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 73.5% 73% 76%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(3363 of 3398 participated – 98.97%)

District    (8.1 / 10)
81%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 85.2% 78.6% 81%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(3361 of 3398 participated – 98.91%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 79% 76.5% 78%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(3381 of 3398 participated – 99.50%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 87.3% 89.9% 90%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(28931 of 30291 participated – 95.51%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 46.1% 47.9% 54%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(28535 of 30291 participated – 94.20%)

District    (7.6 / 10)
76%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 70% 71.9% 76%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 95.70%    (3398 / 3551)
95.70%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 95.6% 95.6% 95.7%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 95.60%    (30291 / 31695)
95.60%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 93.7% 93.4% 95.6%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 3471 32475 2371
Percent satisfied with learning environment 95%
89.8%
93.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.4%
90.4%
94.4%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 95%
95.2%
91.9%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 24.3 Up from 24.0
Percent of students retained 0.3 Down from 0.5
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 No change
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 17.2 Down from 19.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 94.4 N/A