Class Environment
District of Horry County
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 2857 | Down from 3117 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 79.1 | Up from 74.4 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 67.0 | Up from 66.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.7 | Up from 93.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $62,764 | Up from $58,560 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 99.5 | Up from 99.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 90.9 | Up from 81.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 88.8 | Down from 89.7 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 4.9 | Up from 3.3 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.8 | Down from 87.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.9 to 1 | Down from 27.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 9.2 | Down from 17.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 11 | Down from 129 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 8 | Up from 2 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 4 | Up from 1 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 2.5 | Down from 8.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 3 | Down from 60 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 15.0 | Down from 26.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 22 | Down from 42 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 0 | Down from 13 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 0 | Down from 1 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 7.5 | Down from 13.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 11 | Down from 22 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 14.5 | Down from 19.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 447 | Down from 545 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 4.9 | Down from 7.5 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 152 | Down from 210 |
Inexperienced School Leader- a School Administrator that has not completed their formal evaluation process (Tier 1)
Out of Field Teacher- a teacher teaching a course or courses outside their field of certification when a certification is required for that course.
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.