Case Study: Spartanburg School District 2 wins 80% voter approval for a first-ever $120M facilities bond with ThoughtExchange

Passing a first-ever bond with 80% support by discovering key community priorities

Spartanburg County School District Two (SCSD2), a 15-school public district in South Carolina, needed to secure community backing for its first-ever $120 million bond referendum to address growing facilities needs. The challenge was accurately identifying constituent priorities and building the trust required to pass a bond in a state where such measures often fail.

SCSD2 used Thoughtexchange’s Weather Report and Facilities Scenarios exchanges to collect confidential, open-ended community input and apply analytics to prioritize needs. The district crafted a bond package around those insights, communicated transparently, and won resounding voter approval—80% support for the $120M referendum.

Spartanburg School District 2

Scott Mercer

Superintendent