Class Environment
District of Beaufort County School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 1602 | Down from 1711 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 56.5 | Up from 33.3 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 63.4 | Up from 62.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.2 | Up from 91.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $65,217 | Up from $56,357 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 99.1 | Up from 98.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 84.3 | Up from 79.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 84.4 | Down from 85.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.4 | Down from 1.1 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.4 | Up from 83.5 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.0 to 1 | Down from 22.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 12.1 | Down from 18.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 12 | Down from 133 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 3 | Down from 15 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 1 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 9.1 | Down from 15.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 9 | Down from 112 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 16.1 | Down from 25.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 15 | Down from 36 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 13 | Down from 18 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 1 | Down from 2 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 36.6 | Up from 26.6 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 34 | Down from 38 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 16.9 | Down from 21.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 281 | Down from 342 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 19.7 | Up from 16.4 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 329 | Up from 264 |
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.