Background on the Bond
Demography & Facilities Studies
In the 2020-2021 School Year, Orangeburg County School District commissioned outside analysts who conducted comprehensive studies related to each of the school district’s 27 campus facilities, as well as projected future enrollment. Results of the independent studies were shared with trustees in May 2021 and shared publicly through a press release (May 25, 2021). The reports have been available in their entirety since that time on our website as shown below.
Please use the navigation link to the left to review these studies as well as additional information about our school facilities and proposed improvement projects.
FALL 2021: COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS
In the fall of 2021, District administration shared the results of our Facilities and Demography studies at a series of Community Input Meetings.
Please click on the words "Facility & Demography Study Presentation" to view the informational slides that were shared at these meetings, click on the name of the community meeting of your choice below to view the video.
Feedback From The Community
Presentation attendees were invited to share their input on the information presented at each of our community meetings. The comprehensive data collected from attendees who shared their solutions is available by clicking on "Community Input" below.
Community Survey ResultsFacilities Study
Please see the Facilities Study conducted by LS3P for our District. The study results are alphebetized by school and separated in the four booklets below.
Demography Study
ARCBridge Consulting used data from the SC DHEC, County Department of Permitting and Inspections, the Census data and the American Community Survey to detail enrollment trends. Click on the words "Demographic Study" to see details of the study.
Winter 2022: Proposed Facility Plan Presentations
After considering all input, administration developed a potential solution to underutilization of schools as well as school facility repair costs estimated to exceed $429 million. The school board voted in December 2021 to join the administration in bringing forth a plan for further community input. A second set of Community Input Meetings were held in February 2022.
Community meetings were held throughout the county, with stakeholders invited to attend the meeting of their choice in person or virtually on our website. Click on the words “Facilities Proposals” to view the informational slides that were shared at those meetings. To view the recording of a meeting in which the proposed facilities plans were presented, simply click the meeting of your choice below.
Edisto High School; February 15, 2022
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High School; February 16, 2022
Lovely Hill Baptist Church in Holly Hill; February 22, 2022
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School; February 23, 2022
Lake Marion High School; February 24, 2022
SPRING 2022: REVISED FACILITIES PLAN PRESENTED
The plan was met with great enthusiasm at the February 2022 meetings, however a change requested from meeting attendees in the eastern area of the county was considered and able to be incorporated. With one final change to the proposed facility solutions, district administration went back out to the community one last time for their review of the final proposal that would be before voters in November's election.
Community Input Meeting at Orangeburg-Wilkinson on April 28
Community Input Meeting at Lake Marion High School on April 27
- Community Input Meeting Bethune-Bowman Middle High School
- Community Input Meeting Edisto High School
- Community Input Meeting Lake Marion High School
- Community Input Meeting Orangeburg Wilkinson High School