Class Environment
District of Richland County School District One
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 1916.0 | Down from 1938.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 66.8 | Up from 66.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.6 | Down from 94.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $51,985 | Down from $52,090 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 72.1 | Up from 66.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 86.9 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 86.1 | Up from 85.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | N/AV | N/A |
| Prime instructional time | 87.8 | Down from 88.4 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.9 to 1 | Up from 19.2 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 | 38.5 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 5 | 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.