Class Environment
District of Fort Mill School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 1202 | Down from 1283 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 69.1 | Up from 67.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.8 | Up from 93.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $58,183 | Up from $55,832 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 99.8 | Up from 99.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 88.5 | Up from 83.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 87.7 | Down from 88.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.2 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.5 | Down from 88.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.7 to 1 | Down from 23.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 15.3 | Down from 17.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 20 | Down from 198 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 21 | Up from 16 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 15 | Up from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 9.2 | Down from 14.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 12 | Down from 159 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | N/A | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | N/A | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 0 | No change |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 0 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | N/A | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | N/A | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 15.5 | Down from 17.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 181 | Down from 198 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 16.2 | Up from 14.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 189 | Up from 159 |
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.