Class Environment
District of Spartanburg School District Two
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 645.0 | Up from 638.0 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 61.9 | Up from 61.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.7 | Down from 94.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $51,644 | Up from $50,622 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 87.8 | Up from 78.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 91.0 | Up from 88.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 88.7 | Up from 88.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.3 | N/A |
| Prime instructional time | 88.4 | Down from 89.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.5 to 1 | Up from 24.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 14.1 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 43 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 4.6 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 14 | 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.