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Spartanburg County School District 7
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District details
School board members: 9
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 7,518 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Spartanburg County School District 7 is a school district in South Carolina (Spartanburg County). During the 2024 school year, 7,518 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

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Elections

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Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 2

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 2

Vernon D. Beatty is running in the general election for Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 3

General election

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General election for Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 3

Steve Battocchio and Sharon D. Porter are running in the general election for Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 3 on November 4, 2025.

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Sharon D. Porter (Nonpartisan)

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Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 5

General election

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General election for Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 5

F. Manning Fairey, Griffin Littlejohn Lynch, and Jeff Mason are running in the general election for Spartanburg County School District 7 school board, District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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Jeff Mason (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Spartanburg County School District 7 consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Vernon BeattyDistrict 2
Sally CarrollDistrict 4
Meg ClaytonDistrict 5
Hallie HurstDistrict 5
James JonesDistrict 1
Griffin LynchDistrict 5
Clay MahaffeyDistrict 5
Jeff MasonDistrict 5
Sharon PorterDistrict 3

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Overlapping state house districts

Spartanburg County School District 7
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
South Carolina House of Representatives District 32Scott MontgomeryRepublican Party 44% 33%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 33Travis MooreRepublican Party 32% 6%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 31Rosalyn Henderson MyersDemocratic Party 24% 48%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $20,273,000 $2,848 13%
Local: $71,384,000 $10,029 47%
State: $59,570,000 $8,369 39%
Total: $151,227,000 $21,246
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $154,143,000 $21,655
Total Current Expenditures: $125,289,000 $17,601
Instructional Expenditures: $73,543,000 $10,331 48%
Student and Staff Support: $17,071,869 $2,398 11%
Administration: $11,575,000 $1,626 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,099,131 $3,245 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $15,530,000 $2,181
Construction: $12,779,000 $1,795
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $434,000 $60
Interest on Debt: $10,332,000 $1,451

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 34 35-39 19 30-34 PS 30-34 60
2018-2019 35 40-44 22 28 <50 40-44 58
2017-2018 36 45-49 21 30-34 <50 40-44 62
2016-2017 38 45-49 22 35-39 <50 35-39 62
2015-2016 37 45-49 23 35-39 PS 20-24 61
2014-2015 45 50-54 30 40-44 PS 45-49 68
2013-2014 59 80-84 45 60-64 >=50 55-59 80
2012-2013 63 85-89 50 60-64 >=50 60-64 81
2011-2012 63 75-79 49 55-59 PS 60-64 82
2010-2011 63 80-84 50 60-64 PS 65-69 81

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 41 45-49 24 35-39 PS 35-39 69
2018-2019 42 60-64 27 36 <50 45-49 67
2017-2018 40 45-49 25 30-34 <50 45-49 66
2016-2017 39 40-44 23 35-39 <50 35-39 64
2015-2016 41 45-49 24 30-34 <50 35-39 67
2014-2015 37 45-49 23 30-34 PS 35-39 59
2013-2014 65 75-79 51 60-64 >=50 65-69 84
2012-2013 68 75-79 57 65-69 >=50 65-69 83
2011-2012 65 75-79 52 60-64 PS 70-74 84
2010-2011 66 80-84 55 65-69 PS 65-69 83

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 86 >=80 80-84 80-89 PS 90-94
2018-2019 82 >=80 75-79 80-89 PS 85-89
2017-2018 86 >=80 85-89 70-79 PS 90-94
2016-2017 89 >=80 85-89 >=80 PS 90-94
2015-2016 86 >=80 80-84 >=80 PS 90-94
2014-2015 83 >=80 75-79 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 80 >=80 75-79 60-79 PS 85-89
2012-2013 80 >=80 75-79 >=80 80-84
2011-2012 68 60-79 62 >=80 PS 75-79
2010-2011 68 >=50 61 60-79 80-84

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 7,518 2.0
2022-2023 7,371 3.4
2021-2022 7,118 0.9
2020-2021 7,052 -6.7
2019-2020 7,523 1.1
2018-2019 7,444 0.1
2017-2018 7,437 0.2
2016-2017 7,421 4.7
2015-2016 7,069 -1.0
2014-2015 7,142 -2.3
2013-2014 7,308 1.8
2012-2013 7,175 0.2
2011-2012 7,159 -1.4
2010-2011 7,262 -2.9
2009-2010 7,474 -2.9
2008-2009 7,692 0.9
2007-2008 7,619 -2.2
2006-2007 7,790 -3.6
2005-2006 8,072 -4.9
2004-2005 8,468 -3.3
2003-2004 8,749 -1.1
2002-2003 8,843 1.1
2001-2002 8,746 -1.5
2000-2001 8,878 -3.8
1999-2000 9,213 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Spartanburg County School District 7 (%) South Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 1.9
Black 47.1 31.2
Hispanic 12.4 13.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.1
Two or More Races 6.5 6.0
White 31.5 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 7 had 687.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.94.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.00
Kindergarten: 32.00
Elementary: 406.35
Secondary: 229.95
Total: 687.30

Spartanburg County School District 7 employed 13.00 district administrators and 51.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 13.00
District Administrative Support: 94.10
School Administrators: 51.00
School Administrative Support: 97.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 196.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 26.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 16.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.00
Library/Media Support: 11.00
Student Support Services: 59.20
Other Support Services: 270.36

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 7 operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Carver Middle6596-8
Drayton Mills Elementary785PK-5
E. P. Todd School579PK-5
Jesse Boyd Elementary550PK-5
Mary H. Wright Elementary439PK-5
Mccracken Middle8996-8
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg369PK-5
Pine St. Elementary623PK-5
Spartanburg High2,2059-12
The Cleveland Academy Of Leadership410PK-5


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    • 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
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