Class Environment
District Comparison of
5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti Richland One Richland 2
Classroom Environment
| Our Districts | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 1323 | Up from 1306 |
| Richland School District One | 1907 | Down from 1943 |
| Richland 2 | 1957 | Up from 1949 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | N/AV | N/A |
| Richland School District One | N/AV | N/A |
| Richland 2 | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 69.7 | Up from 69.0 |
| Richland School District One | 64.8 | Down from 66.0 |
| Richland 2 | 70.6 | Up from 70.4 |
| Average teacher salary | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | $57,083 | Up from $54,160 |
| Richland School District One | $55,001 | Up from $52,537 |
| Richland 2 | $54,398 | Up from $52,149 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 85.3 | Up from 84.5 |
| Richland School District One | 64.9 | Down from 73.0 |
| Richland 2 | 70.7 | Down from 73.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 91.8 | Up from 88.6 |
| Richland School District One | 82.1 | Down from 83.7 |
| Richland 2 | 86.0 | Up from 84.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 90.4 | Up from 90.2 |
| Richland School District One | 84.2 | Down from 85.2 |
| Richland 2 | 85.5 | Up from 85.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 0.3 | No change |
| Richland School District One | N/AV | N/A |
| Richland 2 | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 9.7 | Down from 12.4 |
| Richland School District One | 9.4 | Down from 13.6 |
| Richland 2 | 11.9 | Up from 8.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 65 | Down from 86 |
| Richland School District One | 74 | Down from 127 |
| Richland 2 | 100 | Up from 62 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 0.9 | Down from 1.2 |
| Richland School District One | 2.8 | Down from 3.9 |
| Richland 2 | 1.4 | Up from 1.2 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counti | 6 | Down from 8 |
| Richland School District One | 22 | Down from 36 |
| Richland 2 | 12 | Up from 9 |
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.