Class Environment
District Comparison of
Berkeley County Charleston County Dorchester Two
Classroom Environment
| Our Districts | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 2162.0 | Up from 2125.0 |
| Charleston County School District | 3471.0 | Up from 3384.0 |
| Dorchester School District Two | 1612.0 | Up from 1580.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 57.3 | Down from 58.5 |
| Charleston County School District | 58.9 | Down from 60.3 |
| Dorchester School District Two | 55.8 | Down from 56.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 94.2 | Down from 94.7 |
| Charleston County School District | 94.7 | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | 93.8 | Down from 94.0 |
| Average teacher salary | ||
| Berkeley County School District | $49,172 | Up from $48,942 |
| Charleston County School District | $50,068 | Up from $49,249 |
| Dorchester School District Two | $48,656 | Up from $48,561 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 70.1 | Up from 67.3 |
| Charleston County School District | 70.8 | Down from 71.5 |
| Dorchester School District Two | 77.5 | Down from 78.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 88.3 | N/A |
| Charleston County School District | 86.1 | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | 88.4 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 89.1 | Down from 89.3 |
| Charleston County School District | 86.1 | Down from 86.7 |
| Dorchester School District Two | 88.7 | Down from 89.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | ||
| Berkeley County School District | N/AV | N/A |
| Charleston County School District | N/AV | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | N/AV | N/A |
| Prime instructional time | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 88.0 | Down from 89.6 |
| Charleston County School District | 92.8 | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | 88.5 | Down from 88.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | ||
| Berkeley County School District | 23.3 to 1 | Up from 20.6 to 1 |
| Charleston County School District | 22.3 to 1 | Down from 22.5 to 1 |
| Dorchester School District Two | 23.0 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Berkeley County School District | . | N/A |
| Charleston County School District | . | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | 33.3 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Berkeley County School District | . | N/A |
| Charleston County School District | . | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | 5 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Berkeley County School District | . | N/A |
| Charleston County School District | . | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | 13.3 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | ||
| Berkeley County School District | . | N/A |
| Charleston County School District | . | N/A |
| Dorchester School District Two | 2 | N/A |
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.