Unpack information on the 2023–24 South Carolina teacher workforce, including demographics, certification pathways, and district-level distributions. This year’s workforce profile examines data by school organizational level, while also comparing state-level findings to national and regional trends, to better understand potential relationships between workforce characteristics and the teacher pipeline.
As a redefined take on SC TEACHER’s annual retention report, this research on teacher mobility digs deeper into the full picture of South Carolina’s educator pipeline. Data specific to types of leavers, new hires, and movement among roles provide a more nuanced story for districts as well as for the state overall.
In this infobrief, access results from the 2024 SC Teacher Working Conditions Survey and unpack how findings provide school districts with valuable and actionable data. Each survey further informs teacher retention efforts at the state and district level, while also highlighting longitudinal trends and patterns.
