School Climate

Spartanburg County School District 4




Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (7.23 / 10)
72.30%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 75.5% 72.7% 72.3%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(180 of 184 participated – 97.83%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 84.1% 75.3% 75%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(178 of 184 participated – 96.74%)

District    (8.4 / 10)
84%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 86.8% 84.2% 84%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(183 of 184 participated – 99.46%)

District    (9.5 / 10)
95%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 92.3% 93.1% 95%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(1711 of 1823 participated – 93.86%)

District    (4.1 / 10)
41%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 43.8% 43.2% 41%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(1716 of 1823 participated – 94.13%)

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

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 70.6% 67.6% 67%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 99.50%    (184 / 185)
99.50%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 97.8% 99.5% 99.5%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

District 95.30%    (1823 / 1913)
95.30%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
District 89.5% 91.9% 95.3%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 201 2056 274
Percent satisfied with learning environment 98%
84.1%
88%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 98.5%
85.4%
88.7%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 96.4%
92.9%
84.2%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 15.2 Down from 17.4
Percent of students retained 1.4 Up from 1.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 2 Up from 1
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning 100 No change
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 17.6 Down from 22.6
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) 94.9 N/A