School Climate

Lexington County School District 2




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (6.69 / 10)
66.90%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 64.9% 63.2% 66.9%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(663 of 684 participated – 96.93%)

District    (7.1 / 10)
71%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 73.1% 66.4% 71%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(665 of 684 participated – 97.22%)

District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 70.3% 69.3% 73%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(679 of 684 participated – 99.27%)

District    (8.6 / 10)
86%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 83.4% 84.4% 86%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(4335 of 4699 participated – 92.25%)

District    (3.7 / 10)
37%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 34.5% 33.3% 37%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(4333 of 4699 participated – 92.21%)

District    (6.7 / 10)
67%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 63.3% 62.7% 67%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 97.40%    (684 / 702)
97.40%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 96.5% 96.5% 97.4%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 91%    (4699 / 5165)
91%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 92.2% 90.1% 91%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 700 5271 1029
Percent satisfied with learning environment 91.3%
82.1%
92.9%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 93.6%
83.6%
94.3%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 85.9%
92.5%
93.6%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 22.8 Up from 20.4
Percent of students retained 0.8 Up from 0.4
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 4 Up from 3
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 26.5 Up from 26.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 92.9 N/A