Class Environment
District of Anderson School District Five
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 850 | Down from 897 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 31.6 | Down from 50.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.6 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $51,154 | Down from $51,953 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 83.8 | Down from 88.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 85.0 | Down from 85.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.2 | Down from 0.4 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.3 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.6 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 25.1 | Up from 19 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 103 | Up from 78 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1.9 | Up from 1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 8 | Up from 4 |
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.