School Climate

District Comparison of
Charleston County Governor's Schools


School Climate

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

Charleston County School District    (6.56 / 10)
65.60%
Governor's Schools    (2.39 / 10)
23.90%

Factors of School Climate

Student Perceptions of Safety

Charleston County School District    (6.76 / 10)
67.60%
Governor's Schools    (0 / 10)
0%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

Charleston County School District    (4.09 / 10)
40.90%
Governor's Schools    (0 / 10)
0%

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

Charleston County School District    (7.27 / 10)
72.70%
Governor's Schools    (3.74 / 10)
37.40%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

Charleston County School District    (7.94 / 10)
79.40%
Governor's Schools    (5 / 10)
50%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

Charleston County School District    (6.76 / 10)
67.60%
Governor's Schools    (3.19 / 10)
31.90%

Participation Rate

Student Participation Rate

Charleston County School District 86.40%    (29847 / 34531)
86.40%
Governor's Schools 5.10%    (11 / 215)
5.10%

Teacher Participation Rate

Charleston County School District 92.30%    (3529 / 3822)
92.30%
Governor's Schools 100%    (25 / 25)
100%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of Students (7th and 8th grade) enrolled in high school credit courses
Charleston County School District 39.8 Up from 38.2
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program
Charleston County School District 31.2 Up from 28.2
Governor's Schools 26.3 Up from 0.0
Percent of students retained
Charleston County School District 0.5 Down from 1.7
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district
Charleston County School District 1 No change
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate
Charleston County School District 23.0 Up from 17.8
Governor's Schools 0.0 No change
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP)
Charleston County School District 99.9 No change
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Number of surveys returned Percent satisfied with learning environment Percent satisfied with social and physical environment Percent satisfied with school-home relations
Teachers
Charleston County School District 3783 87.8% 86.9% 87.8%
Governor's Schools 25 92.0% 88.0% 95.8%
Students
Charleston County School District 31343 84.5% 92.1% 82.4%
Governor's Schools 11 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Parents
Charleston County School District 5417 91.0% 89.7% 91.8%
Governor's Schools 83 96.1% 87.7% 95.9%