Spartanburg County School District 7

{{Short description|School district in South Carolina, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox school district

| name = Spartanburg County School District Seven

| logo = SCSD7_logo_current.jpg

| logo_caption = The current logo of Spartanburg County School District 7.

| location = 610 Dupre Drive
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29307

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|34.952168|-81.89656|format=dms|type:edu_region:US|display=inline,title}}

| motto = To inspire and equip

| grades = Pre-K–12

| established = {{Start date and age|1884}}

| superintendent = Jeff Stevens

| businessadmin = Melissa Campbell (Chief Financial Officer){{cite web|url=https://www.spartanburg7.org/Page/102|title=Administration / District Cabinet Members|publisher=Spartanburg School District 7|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}

| school_board = 9 members, elected to 4-year terms{{cite web|url=https://www.spartanburg7.org/domain/68|title=School Board / Welcome from the Board|publisher=Spartanburg School District 7|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}

| chair_of_the_board = Sharon Porter

| director_of_education = Terry O. Pruitt (Chief Academic Officer)

| schools = 11, alongside 7 alternative institutions

| budget = $84,985,000.00 (2022-23 General Fund){{cite web|url=https://www.spartanburg7.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3170&dataid=24157&FileName=BUDGET%20TEMPLATE%20-%20PROVISO%201.3%20-General%20Fund%20%20WITH%20AVERAGE%20SALARIES%20%20FY%202023.pdf|title=FY23 Approved General Fund Budget|publisher=Spartanburg School District 7|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}

| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|4503660|district_name=Spartanburg 07|access_date=May 1, 2023}}

| students = 7,118 (2021-22){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=4503660&DistrictID=4503660&details=|title=Spartanburg 07|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=May 1, 2023}}

| teachers = 670.45 (FTE)

| staff = 725.30 (FTE)

| ratio = 14.92

| free_label = See Also

| free_text = * Spartanburg County School District 1

• Spartanburg County School District 2
• Spartanburg County School District 3
• Spartanburg County School District 4
• Spartanburg County School District 5
• Spartanburg County School District 6
• Spartanburg County School District 7

| website = {{URL|https://www.spartanburg7.org/}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45083_spartanburg/DC20SD_C45083.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-07-05}} SCSD7 is led by Superintendent Jeff Stevens, a former principal at Spartanburg High School; he assumed the role of superintendent in July 2020.{{Cite web |title=Administration / Superintendent |url=https://www.spartanburg7.org/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartanburg7.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D69 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=www.spartanburg7.org |language=en}}

As of the 2021–22 academic term, Spartanburg County School District 7 serves more than 7,000 students across 11 schools. SCSD7 also hosts several alternative institutions, as well two early college programs and a virtual learning initiative.

Spartanburg County School District 7 was established in 1884.{{Cite web |title=A Quick Look at D7 / District 7 at a Glance |url=https://www.spartanburg7.org/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartanburg7.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D573 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=www.spartanburg7.org |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Our Partners / Home |url=https://www.spartanburg7.org/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spartanburg7.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D88 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=www.spartanburg7.org |language=en}}