Class Environment

District of Charleston County School District


Classroom Environment

Our District Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 3474 Up from 3456
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 31.3 Up from 13.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 61.5 Up from 60.3
Average teacher salary $55,461 Up from $52,783
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 74.1 Up from 71.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.7 Up from 84
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 85.6 Up from 84.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.8 Up from 0.7
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 10.9 Down from 12.1
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 181 Down from 195
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 2.2 Down from 3.1
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 36 Down from 50

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.