Class Environment
District of South Carolina Public Charter School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 1425.0 | Up from 1123.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 49.5 | Down from 53.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.9 | Up from 96.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $43,341 | Up from $42,166 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 63.8 | Down from 64.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 78.9 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 80.2 | Down from 82.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | N/AV | N/A |
| Prime instructional time | 94.9 | Up from 93.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.0 to 1 | Down from 27.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | . | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | . | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | . | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | . | N/A |
ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.