Student Safety

District of Charleston County School District


Student Safety

Evaluations By Parents Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“My child feels safe at school.” 95.8 4922
“My child’s teachers and school staff prevent or stop bullying at school.” 91.3 4922
Evaluations By Teachers Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school before and after hours.” 98.5 4044
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 85.5 4044
Evaluations By Students Percent Agree/Strongly Agree Total Responses
“I feel safe at my school during the school day.” 90.8 29895
“Adults at my school prevent bullying from happening.” 76.7 29895
“The rules for behavior are enforced at my school.” 91.8 29895

Unsafe Incident Information as reported in the 2024-2025 Incident Management System (IMS)

Number of Incidents
Have there been any incidents involving a firearm? Yes
Was a homicide committed at your school? No
Incidents of rape or attempted rape 2
Incidents of sexual assault (not rape) 5
Incidents of robbery w/ weapon 0
Incidents of robbery w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of robbery w/out weapon 15
Incidents of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of physical attack w/out weapon 430
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ weapon 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/ firearm or explosive 0
Incidents of threats of physical attack w/out weapon 905
Incidents of possession of firearm or explosive 2
Students with in-school suspensions 4790
Students with out of school suspensions 4577
Students expelled 47
School related arrests and referrals to law enforcement 568
Incidents of bullying and harassment 1073
NOTE: For additional information, visit the National Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) website here: https://ocrdata.ed.gov/