Class Environment
District of Colleton County School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 325 | Down from 352 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 100.0 | N/A |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.6 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $48,025 | Down from $48,635 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 87.7 | Up from 87.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 85.1 | Up from 82.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 1.5 | Down from 3.1 |
| Prime instructional time | 83.6 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.5 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 15.0 | Up from 13.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 21 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 1.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 2 |
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.