District Teacher of the Year

Nikki Clutter
Spartanburg District Four Teacher of the Year
2025 - 2026
 

The 2025-2026 Spartanburg County School District Four Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Nikki Clutter.  Mrs. Clutter is a Special Education teacher at Woodruff Middle School (WMS).  She has seven years’ experience, with the last five being at WMS.  

Nikki Clutter is a Woodruff native and a 2004 Woodruff High School graduate. She is married to her best friend, Matthew, and they have four children that all attend Woodruff schools. She considers it an honor to represent the same school district that she had the blessing of growing up in. She graduated from college in 2010 with a Bachelor of Art from USC Upstate in Special Education with a focus in learning disabilities. After graduating and teaching one year of high school in a neighboring district, she took a ten-year break in teaching to support her own children as a stay-at-home mom.  However, in 2020, she felt the call to return to the classroom. She has spent most of those years back at home in Spartanburg Four at WMS.

She is passionate about creating a supportive and loving classroom environment for each of her students and is often referred to as "School Mama". Mrs. Clutter also has a strong passion for teaching and supporting students with different abilities and believes that every student deserves the same opportunities, both in education and extracurricular activities.  Recently, Mrs. Clutter was also selected as a Hub City Spartanburgers "Teacher of the Game" where she was recognized at a baseball game. Upon receiving the recognition for WMS Teacher of the Year, as well as District Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Clutter stated that she is "very thankful for her school family and that she could not do what she is able to as a Special Educator without the love and amazing support from all the teachers, administration, and staff she works alongside each day. It is truly a team effort, and we are blessed with the best!"