Class Environment
District of Florence School District Three
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 226.0 | Down from 238.0 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 50.0 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 60.2 | Up from 50.8 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.4 | Down from 94.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $47,241 | Up from $45,499 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 65.5 | Down from 67.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 79.1 | Up from 76.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 79.2 | Up from 79.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 1.3 | N/A |
| Prime instructional time | 88.3 | Down from 88.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 13.7 to 1 | Down from 24.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 5.5 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 4 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2.7 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | 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.