Class Environment
District of School District Five Of Lexington & Richland Count
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 1332 | Up from 1323 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | N/AV | N/A |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.2 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $56,719 | Down from $57,083 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 92.9 | Up from 91.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 91.1 | Up from 90.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.5 | Up from 0.3 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.4 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.3 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 13.8 | Up from 9.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 80 | Up from 65 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1.0 | Up from 0.9 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 6 | 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.