Know your vote. Take a look at your sample ballot now!

Spartanburg County School District 5, South Carolina

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Spartanburg County School District 5
School Board badge.png
District details
School board members: 9
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 10,670 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Spartanburg County School District 5 is a school district in South Carolina (Spartanburg County). During the 2024 school year, 10,670 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

Jump to a section:
School board Elections Location Budget Academic performance Students Staff Schools

School board

The Spartanburg County School District 5 consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jeff Boland
Scott Clement
Mark Cleveland
Meredith Gergley
Kevin Goode
Millie Malone
Alex Perez
Sherri Taunton
Derek Watchorn

Elections

Click here for more information about any school board elections that Ballotpedia has covered in this district.

Join the conversation about school board politics

Hall Pass

Stay up to date on school board politics!

Subscribe for a weekly roundup of the sharpest commentary and research from across the political spectrum with Ballotpedia's Hall Pass newsletter.



District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,016,000 $1,330 8%
Local: $77,143,000 $7,884 50%
State: $65,122,000 $6,655 42%
Total: $155,281,000 $15,869
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $158,942,000 $16,243
Total Current Expenditures: $112,956,000 $11,543
Instructional Expenditures: $70,223,000 $7,176 44%
Student and Staff Support: $14,878,409 $1,520 9%
Administration: $10,326,000 $1,055 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,528,591 $1,791 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $44,178,000 $4,514
Construction: $27,542,000 $2,814
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $409,000 $41
Interest on Debt: $1,239,000 $126


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 55-59 25 36 PS 38 55
2018-2019 56 70-74 37 46 PS 50-54 63
2017-2018 55 70-74 37 43 PS 45-49 62
2016-2017 53 70-74 36 43 PS 45-49 60
2015-2016 53 65-69 35 45 PS 45-49 59
2014-2015 58 70-74 43 52 PS 50-54 62
2013-2014 75 85-89 59 64 PS 80-84 79
2012-2013 76 80-84 60 69 PS 75-79 81
2011-2012 77 85-89 60 65-69 PS 80-84 82
2010-2011 77 85-89 61 65-69 >=50 70-79 83

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 70-74 34 42 PS 47 59
2018-2019 51 55-59 34 42 PS 50-54 58
2017-2018 50 55-59 33 43 PS 45-49 56
2016-2017 44 55-59 28 34 PS 35-39 50
2015-2016 48 50-54 30 37 PS 40-44 54
2014-2015 44 60-64 31 33 PS 30-34 49
2013-2014 76 80-84 61 61 PS 75-79 82
2012-2013 77 80-84 64 66 PS 80-84 81
2011-2012 76 80-84 61 60-64 PS 75-79 81
2010-2011 76 85-89 62 65-69 >=50 60-69 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 >=80 85-89 85-89 PS 90
2018-2019 89 >=80 90-94 80-84 PS 90
2017-2018 87 >=80 90-94 >=90 PS 86
2016-2017 87 >=80 85-89 80-89 PS 86
2015-2016 86 >=80 85-89 >=90 PS 84
2014-2015 87 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS 87
2013-2014 84 >=80 80-84 70-79 85
2012-2013 82 >=50 80-84 >=90 79
2011-2012 82 >=80 80-84 80-89 >=50 81
2010-2011 78 >=50 80-84 60-69 PS 78


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 10,670 2.7
2022-2023 10,386 5.8
2021-2022 9,785 7.7
2020-2021 9,028 -0.6
2019-2020 9,083 3.1
2018-2019 8,802 3.4
2017-2018 8,501 3.3
2016-2017 8,223 0.7
2015-2016 8,165 1.1
2014-2015 8,074 1.7
2013-2014 7,934 1.6
2012-2013 7,809 1.5
2011-2012 7,695 0.9
2010-2011 7,624 -0.3
2009-2010 7,646 0.4
2008-2009 7,616 5.5
2007-2008 7,197 2.8
2006-2007 6,997 3.8
2005-2006 6,731 1.5
2004-2005 6,629 3.3
2003-2004 6,409 3.1
2002-2003 6,208 3.8
2001-2002 5,975 3.8
2000-2001 5,746 3.0
1999-2000 5,571 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Spartanburg County School District 5 (%) South Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 1.9
Black 19.4 31.2
Hispanic 15.7 13.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 7.6 6.0
White 55.6 47.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Spartanburg County School District 5 had 752.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.17.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 42.00
Elementary: 530.10
Secondary: 172.70
Total: 752.80

Spartanburg County School District 5 employed 12.00 district administrators and 45.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.00
District Administrative Support: 25.50
School Administrators: 45.00
School Administrative Support: 43.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 108.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 25.28
Total Guidance Counselors: 25.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 13.00
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 27.40
Other Support Services: 186.75


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Spartanburg County School District 5 operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abner Creek Academy760PK-4
Beech Springs Intermediate7525-6
Berry Shoals Intermediate8965-6
D. R. Hill Middle6997-8
Duncan Elementary School Of The Arts739PK-4
Florence Chapel Middle8827-8
James Byrnes Freshman Academy8109-9
James F. Byrnes High2,3159-12
Lyman Elementary842PK-4
Reidville Elementary667PK-4
River Ridge Elementary812PK-4
Wellford Academy Of Science And Technology496PK-4

About school boards

Education legislation in South Carolina

Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics South Carolina
School Board badge.png
Education Policy Icon.png
Local Politics Image.jpg
Seal of South Carolina.png

External links

  • Office website
  • Search Google News for this topic

    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    v • e
    South Carolina school districts
    Flag of South Carolina
    v • e
    State of South Carolina
    Columbia (capital)
    Elections

    What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

    Government

    Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

    Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spartanburg_County_School_District_5,_South_Carolina&oldid=9540750"