Class Environment
District Comparison of
Beaufort County Jasper County
Classroom Environment
| Our Districts | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 1710 | Up from 1698 |
| Jasper County School District | 169 | Up from 161 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 36.8 | Up from 30.8 |
| Jasper County School District | N/AV | N/A |
| Teacher attendance rate | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 94.3 | N/A |
| Jasper County School District | 96.4 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | ||
| Beaufort County School District | $53,346 | Down from $53,898 |
| Jasper County School District | $53,460 | Down from $54,728 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 89.3 | Up from 87.9 |
| Jasper County School District | 67.3 | Down from 75.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 87.8 | Up from 86.7 |
| Jasper County School District | 75.0 | Down from 80.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 0.3 | Down from 2.3 |
| Jasper County School District | 0.6 | Down from 3.7 |
| Prime instructional time | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 87.3 | N/A |
| Jasper County School District | 94.5 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 22.4 to 1 | N/A |
| Jasper County School District | 23.2 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 16.5 | Up from 12.4 |
| Jasper County School District | 11.1 | Up from 3.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 142 | Up from 99 |
| Jasper County School District | 9 | Up from 2 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 2.9 | Up from 2.1 |
| Jasper County School District | 3.7 | Up from 1.7 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Beaufort County School District | 25 | Up from 17 |
| Jasper County School District | 3 | Up from 1 |
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.