Class Environment

District of Williamsburg County School District


Classroom Environment

Our District Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 233.0 Down from 268.0
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 23.5 N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 58.8 Up from 54.5
Teacher attendance rate 93.4 Down from 98.0
Average teacher salary $46,338 Up from $44,009
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 40.3 Down from 45.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 73.0 Down from 74.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 71.5 Down from 72.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 5.2 N/A
Prime instructional time 87.0 Down from 92.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 24.3 to 1 Up from 18.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 4.5 Up from 0
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 4 Up from 0
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 3.4 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 3 Up from 0

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.