School Climate

District of Horry County Schools


School Climate

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (6.92 / 10)
69.20%
State    (6.33 / 10)
63.30%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

District    (8.21 / 10)
82.10%
State    (7.53 / 10)
75.30%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

District    (7.38 / 10)
73.80%
State    (6.94 / 10)
69.40%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

District    (8.68 / 10)
86.80%
State    (8.03 / 10)
80.30%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

District    (4.63 / 10)
46.30%
State    (4.05 / 10)
40.50%

Student Perceptions of Safety

District    (5.71 / 10)
57.10%
State    (5.10 / 10)
51%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 87.80%    (2820 / 3212)
87.80%
State 83.60%    (47059 / 56260)
83.60%

Student Participation Rate

District 85.80%    (28563 / 33280)
85.80%
State 81.30%    (449229 / 552278)
81.30%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 2908 29422 1765
Percent satisfied with learning environment 93%
86.8%
85.3%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 92.9%
85.8%
84.8%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations Data N/A
92%
83%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 21.5 Down from 23.8
Percent of students retained 1.4 Up from 1.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 8 Up from 7
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 19.1 Up from 7.6