School Climate

Spartanburg County School District 4




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (7.55 / 10)
75.50%
State    (6.90 / 10)
69%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 72.2% 73.1% 75.5%
State 63.3% 66.8% 69%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

District    (8.41 / 10)
84.10%
State    (7.77 / 10)
77.70%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 81.7% 80.9% 84.1%
State 75.3% 76.8% 77.7%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

District    (8.68 / 10)
86.80%
State    (7.53 / 10)
75.30%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 76.3% 78.1% 86.8%
State 69.4% 71.8% 75.3%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

District    (9.23 / 10)
92.30%
State    (8.31 / 10)
83.10%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 95.8% 91.9% 92.3%
State 80.3% 80.5% 83.1%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

District    (4.38 / 10)
43.80%
State    (4.15 / 10)
41.50%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 46.6% 45.6% 43.8%
State 40.5% 40.3% 41.5%

Student Perceptions of Safety

District    (7.06 / 10)
70.60%
State    (6.76 / 10)
67.60%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 60.4% 68.8% 70.6%
State 51% 64.6% 67.6%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 97.80%    (174 / 178)
97.80%
State 91.40%    (52519 / 57473)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 94.6% 96.2% 97.8%
State 83.6% 89.4% 91.4%

Student Participation Rate

District 89.50%    (1660 / 1854)
89.50%
State 89.50%    (467091 / 521699)
89.50%

3-Year Trend

2022 2023 2024
District 89.5% 90.5% 89.5%
State 81.3% 84.5% 89.5%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 193 1889 212
Percent satisfied with learning environment 97.9%
82.2%
91.8%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 99.5%
86.7%
95%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 96.8%
92%
91.1%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 17.4 Up from 17.0
Percent of students retained 0.8 Up from 0.4
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 22 Up from 21
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 23.0 Down from 24.6
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 93.6 Up from 74.9