Class Environment
State of SC
Classroom Environment
Our State | Change from Last Year | |
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Total Number of Teachers | 53488 | Up from 52733 |
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 48.1 | Up from 37.4 |
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 60.9 | Down from 61.0 |
Average teacher salary | $52,210 | Up from $49,737 |
Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 73.6 | Down from 74.1 |
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 92.7 | Up from 91 |
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 91.8 | Up from 91.6 |
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 1.3 | No change |
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 12.2 | Down from 13.8 |
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 3009 | Down from 3151 |
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1.8 | Down from 2.4 |
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 445 | Down from 548 |
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.