Class Environment

District of Lexington County School District One


Classroom Environment

Our District Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 1981 Up from 1923
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 56.7 Up from 36.7
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 65.0 Down from 65.5
Average teacher salary $54,684 Up from $52,689
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 77.8 Down from 82.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 91.5 Up from 90.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 90.6 Up from 90.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.2 Up from 0.1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 8.1 Down from 11.9
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 61 Down from 99
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 2.7 Up from 2.5
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 20 Down from 21

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.