Class Environment
District Comparison of
Lexington County One Lexington Two Lexington Four
Classroom Environment
| Our Districts | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 1981 | Up from 1923 |
| Lexington School District Two | 635 | Up from 629 |
| Lexington School District Four | 227 | Up from 222 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 56.7 | Up from 36.7 |
| Lexington School District Two | N/AV | N/A |
| Lexington School District Four | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 65.0 | Down from 65.5 |
| Lexington School District Two | 60.6 | Up from 59.0 |
| Lexington School District Four | 51.5 | Up from 50.0 |
| Average teacher salary | ||
| Lexington County School District One | $54,684 | Up from $52,689 |
| Lexington School District Two | $51,536 | Up from $49,037 |
| Lexington School District Four | $49,645 | Up from $46,340 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 77.8 | Down from 82.5 |
| Lexington School District Two | 80.8 | Up from 73.6 |
| Lexington School District Four | 70.5 | Up from 69.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 91.5 | Up from 90.5 |
| Lexington School District Two | 86.9 | Up from 84.5 |
| Lexington School District Four | 83.3 | Up from 80.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 90.6 | Up from 90.5 |
| Lexington School District Two | 85.7 | Up from 85.4 |
| Lexington School District Four | 82.2 | Down from 82.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 0.2 | Up from 0.1 |
| Lexington School District Two | 0.0 | No change |
| Lexington School District Four | 0.0 | No change |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 8.1 | Down from 11.9 |
| Lexington School District Two | 20.5 | Up from 18.1 |
| Lexington School District Four | 13.8 | Down from 18.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 61 | Down from 99 |
| Lexington School District Two | 67 | Up from 55 |
| Lexington School District Four | 13 | Down from 17 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 2.7 | Up from 2.5 |
| Lexington School District Two | 0.9 | Down from 1.3 |
| Lexington School District Four | 1.1 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Lexington County School District One | 20 | Down from 21 |
| Lexington School District Two | 3 | Down from 4 |
| Lexington School District Four | 1 | Up from 0 |
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.