Class Environment

District of Marlboro County School District


Classroom Environment

Our District Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 250 Down from 261
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 10.0 Up from 0.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 54.4 Down from 58.6
Average teacher salary $47,327 Up from $45,407
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 65.2 Down from 68.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 82.1 Up from 81.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 83.0 Down from 83.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 5.6 Down from 6.1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 5.3 Down from 6.3
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 6 Down from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 4.4 Down from 12.6
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 5 Down from 18

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.