Class Environment
District of Fairfield County School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 258.0 | Down from 260.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 62.0 | Down from 63.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.1 | Up from 95.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $49,288 | Down from $49,504 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 63.2 | Up from 58.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 82.6 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 81.3 | Up from 79.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | N/AV | N/A |
| Prime instructional time | 91.0 | Up from 90.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 16.9 to 1 | Up from 14.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 100.0 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | 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.