Teacher Salary at Dorchester 02
Summerville, South Carolina · Dorchester
Estimated salary range
$37,000–$69,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Dorchester 02
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Dorchester 02 directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: South Carolina average teacher salary is $53,283 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $36,800.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Dorchester 02 — estimate uses the South Carolina state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: South Carolina cost-of-living index is 95.5 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Dorchester 02
- Enrollment
- 25,928 students
- Schools
- 25
- Teachers
- 1,719.9
- Student / teacher ratio
- 15.1 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Dorchester 02
89 open positions right now at Dorchester 02.
- 42 certificated teaching
- 3 paraprofessional
- 1 substitute