Class Environment
District of South Carolina Public Charter School District
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 1055 | Down from 1244 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 29.6 | Down from 47.1 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 45.8 | Up from 42.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.3 | Up from 89.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,866 | Up from $48,271 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 84.6 | Up from 83.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 68.1 | Down from 77.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 70.9 | Down from 75.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 6.5 | Down from 8.3 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.2 | Up from 82.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 26.5 to 1 | Up from 22.2 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 13.0 | Down from 37.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 6 | Down from 279 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 18 | Down from 24 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in low poverty schools | 9 | Down from 11 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 41.3 | Up from 35 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in low poverty schools | 19 | Down from 259 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 4.2 | Down from 62 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 1 | Down from 80 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 33 | Up from 13 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders teaching in high poverty schools | 1 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 58.3 | Up from 37.2 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in high poverty schools | 14 | Down from 48 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 18.4 | Down from 42.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 229 | Down from 522 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 40.1 | Up from 34.4 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 500 | Up from 422 |
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.