Class Environment
District of Chester County School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 370 | Down from 390 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | N/AV | N/A |
| Teacher attendance rate | 97.2 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $52,045 | Down from $52,622 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 83.4 | Down from 83.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.2 | Down from 84.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.3 | Down from 0.5 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.8 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.2 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 16.7 | Up from 13.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 25 | Up from 17 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1.3 | Down from 1.6 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | No change |
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.