Class Environment
District of Chesterfield County School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 478 | Down from 499 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 44.0 | Up from 35.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.2 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $50,793 | Up from $50,102 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 89.6 | Down from 90.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 89.6 | Down from 89.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 1.0 | Down from 1.3 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.0 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.5 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 11.7 | Up from 7.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 26 | Up from 16 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 4.5 | Up from 1.4 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 10 | Up from 3 |
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.