Class Environment
District of Lancaster
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 904 | Up from 898 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | N/AV | N/A |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.6 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $52,648 | Down from $52,657 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 91.0 | Up from 88.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 89.1 | Up from 88.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 1.0 | Up from 0.2 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.6 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 28.8 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 18.6 | Up from 16.1 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 78 | Up from 68 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2.1 | Down from 2.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 9 | Down from 12 |
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.