Spartanburg County School District 7
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Spartanburg County School District 7 | |
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Location | |
610 Dupre Drive
United StatesSpartanburg, South Carolina 29307 | |
Coordinates | 34°57′08″N 81°53′48″W / 34.952168°N 81.89656°W |
District information | |
Motto | To inspire and equip |
Grades | Pre-K–12 |
Established | 1884 |
Superintendent | Jeff Stevens |
School board | 9 members, elected to 4-year terms[1] |
Chair of the board | Sharon Porter[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 7,118 (2021-22)[2] |
Teachers | 670.45 (FTE)[2] |
Staff | 725.30 (FTE)[2] |
Student–teacher ratio | 14.92[2] |
Spartanburg County School District 7 (SCSD7) is a public school district in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The district includes most of the city of Spartanburg, as well as all of Ben Avon, Drayton and Whitney, most of Camp Croft, and portions of Arkwright, Hilltop, and Saxon.[3] SCSD7 is led by Superintendent Jeff Stevens, a former principal at Spartanburg High School; he assumed the role of superintendent in July of 2020.[4]
As of the 2021-22 academic term, Spartanburg County School District 7 serves more than 7,000 students across 11 schools.[2] SCSD7 also hosts several alternative institutions, as well two early college programs and a virtual learning initiative.[5]
Spartanburg County School District 7 was established in 1884.[6] It is a small, urban, majority-minority district. About 80% of students served by the district live in poverty. 86% of students educated in SCSD7 graduate, and an annual average of 84% of students go on to pursue a post-secondary education.[7]
Schools[5]
High school
Middle schools
- Carver Middle School
- McCracken Middle School
- E.P. Todd School
Elementary schools
- Cleveland Academy of Leadership
- Drayton Mills Elementary School (formed from Chapman Elementary and Houston Elementary)
- E.P. Todd School
- Jesse Boyd Elementary School
- Mary H. Wright Elementary School
- McCarthy-Teszler School
- Pine Street Elementary School
Other institutions
- Daniel Morgan Technology Center (shared with Spartanburg County School District 3)
- District 7 Early Learning Center at Park Hills
- The Franklin School
- McCarthy Teszler School
- Meeting Street Academy
- Spartanburg County Adult Education
- Whitlock Flexible Learning Center
Former schools
- Chapman Elementary School (merged into Drayton Mills Elementary)[8]
- Houston Elementary School (merged into Drayton Mills Elementary)[8]
References
- ^ a b "School Board / Welcome from the Board". Spartanburg School District 7. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Spartanburg 07". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Administration / Superintendent". www.spartanburg7.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ a b "Directory". www.spartanburg7.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "A Quick Look at D7 / District 7 at a Glance". www.spartanburg7.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Our Partners / Home". www.spartanburg7.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ a b Orr, Adam. "What are the plans for the old Chapman, Houston and (soon) Spartanburg High sites?". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-01.