Class Environment

District Comparison of
Charleston County Governor's Schools


Classroom Environment

Our Districts Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers
Charleston County School District 3410 Down from 3716
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification
Charleston County School District 31.7 Down from 45.2
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees
Charleston County School District 61.9 Up from 59.7
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Teacher attendance rate
Charleston County School District 94.9 Up from 93.3
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Average teacher salary
Charleston County School District $59,811 Up from $57,475
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of teachers on continuing contract
Charleston County School District 97.2 Down from 97.3
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year
Charleston County School District 83.1 Up from 80.2
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average
Charleston County School District 84.2 Down from 85.4
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks
Charleston County School District 1.3 Up from 1.2
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Prime instructional time
Charleston County School District 88.2 Up from 86.2
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects
Charleston County School District 24.1 to 1 Up from 22.3 to 1
Governor's Schools N/AV N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Charleston County School District 11.6 Down from 15.6
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Charleston County School District 24 Down from 297
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools
Charleston County School District 4 Down from 13
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools
Charleston County School District 4 Down from 11
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Charleston County School District 3.4 Down from 21.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Charleston County School District 7 Down from 414
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Charleston County School District 23.7 Down from 32.8
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Charleston County School District 172 Down from 256
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools
Charleston County School District 10 Down from 25
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools
Charleston County School District 7 Down from 15
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Charleston County School District 31.1 Down from 32.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Charleston County School District 226 Down from 255
Percent of inexperienced teachers
Charleston County School District 17.8 Down from 22.6
Number of inexperienced teachers
Charleston County School District 635 Down from 837
Percent of out-of-field teachers
Charleston County School District 22.3 Down from 24.8
Number of out-of-field teachers
Charleston County School District 794 Down from 920
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Governor's Schools 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Governor's Schools 0 No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Governor's Schools 0.0 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools
Governor's Schools 0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools
Governor's Schools N/A N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers
Governor's Schools 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced teachers
Governor's Schools 0 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers
Governor's Schools 0.0 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers
Governor's Schools 0 No change
Inexperienced Teacher- a teacher with less than 4 years of experience.
Inexperienced School Leader- a School Administrator that has not completed their formal evaluation process (Tier 1)
Out of Field Teacher- a teacher teaching a course or courses outside their field of certification when a certification is required for that course.

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.