Class Environment
District of Spartanburg County School District 7
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 637 | Down from 647 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 63.7 | Down from 64.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.9 | Up from 92.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,159 | Down from $54,578 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 94.5 | Down from 95.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 82.4 | Down from 85.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 84.7 | Down from 86.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.8 | Up from 0.2 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.2 | Up from 84.1 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.5 to 1 | Up from 19.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 5.6 | Down from 5.8 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 2 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 33 | Up from 17 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 2 | Up from 1 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 2.8 | Down from 3.5 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 1 | Down from 3 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 15.2 | Down from 33.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 34 | Down from 80 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 19 | Up from 8 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 3 | Up from 1 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 26.9 | Up from 20.9 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 60 | Up from 50 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 13.0 | Down from 26.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 76 | Down from 162 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 24.0 | Up from 16.9 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 140 | Up from 103 |
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.