School Climate

Richland County School District 1




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (6.23 / 10)
62.30%
State    (6.93 / 10)
69.30%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 58.2% 62.1% 62.3%
State 66.8% 69% 69.3%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

District    (6.79 / 10)
67.90%
State    (7.29 / 10)
72.90%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 73% 74.5% 67.9%
State 76.8% 77.7% 72.9%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

District    (6.96 / 10)
69.60%
State    (7.60 / 10)
76%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 65.9% 70.9% 69.6%
State 71.8% 75.3% 76%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

District    (7.56 / 10)
75.60%
State    (8.55 / 10)
85.50%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 66.1% 73.5% 75.6%
State 80.5% 83.1% 85.5%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

District    (3.50 / 10)
35%
State    (4.32 / 10)
43.20%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 29.8% 32.7% 35%
State 40.3% 41.5% 43.2%

Student Perceptions of Safety

District    (6.33 / 10)
63.30%
State    (6.88 / 10)
68.80%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 56% 59.1% 63.3%
State 64.6% 67.6% 68.8%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 87.90%    (1651 / 1878)
87.90%
State 92.40%    (54143 / 58570)
92.40%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 88.4% 89.7% 87.9%
State 89.4% 91.4% 92.4%

Student Participation Rate

District 87.30%    (11762 / 13478)
87.30%
State 89.70%    (472872 / 527017)
89.70%

3-Year Trend

2023 2024 2025
District 84.6% 90.7% 87.3%
State 84.5% 89.5% 89.7%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 1724 12392 305
Percent satisfied with learning environment 89.9%
82.7%
80.6%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 90.2%
83%
76.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 85.1%
92.4%
79%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 18.0 Up from 17.5
Percent of students retained 0.5 No change
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 10 Up from 9
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 26.7 Down from 27.4
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A