School Climate

District of Laurens County School District 56


School Climate

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

District    (7.48 / 10)
74.80%
State    (6.68 / 10)
66.80%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

District    (8.44 / 10)
84.40%
State    (7.68 / 10)
76.80%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

District    (8.31 / 10)
83.10%
State    (7.18 / 10)
71.80%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

District    (8.80 / 10)
88%
State    (8.05 / 10)
80.50%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

District    (4.61 / 10)
46.10%
State    (4.03 / 10)
40.30%

Student Perceptions of Safety

District    (7.25 / 10)
72.50%
State    (6.46 / 10)
64.60%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

District 87.10%    (189 / 217)
87.10%
State 89.40%    (50447 / 56457)
89.40%

Student Participation Rate

District 92%    (1726 / 1877)
92%
State 84.50%    (496728 / 587754)
84.50%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 197 1839 345
Percent satisfied with learning environment 94.3%
87.8%
96.4%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 95.9%
87.2%
96.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 96.4%
94.6%
94.3%

Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 16.2 Up from 13.1
Percent of students retained 1.2 Down from 3.2
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 14 Up from 13
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 31.2 Up from 26.7