School Climate

District of Sumter Schools


School Climate

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (5.76 / 10)
57.60%
State    (6.68 / 10)
66.80%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

District    (7.04 / 10)
70.40%
State    (7.68 / 10)
76.80%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

District    (6.71 / 10)
67.10%
State    (7.18 / 10)
71.80%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

District    (6.59 / 10)
65.90%
State    (8.05 / 10)
80.50%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

District    (2.95 / 10)
29.50%
State    (4.03 / 10)
40.30%

Student Perceptions of Safety

District    (5.49 / 10)
54.90%
State    (6.46 / 10)
64.60%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 93.10%    (847 / 910)
93.10%
State 89.40%    (50447 / 56457)
89.40%

Student Participation Rate

District 78.60%    (8349 / 10626)
78.60%
State 84.50%    (496728 / 587754)
84.50%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 942 8919 1614
Percent satisfied with learning environment 83.4%
78.2%
83.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 82%
75.3%
84.9%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 84.7%
88.9%
85.4%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 14.5 Down from 16.2
Percent of students retained 1.5 Down from 3.8
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 3
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 38.4 Up from 28.0