BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC (WSAV) — School starts Wednesday in Beaufort County, and it begins with good news about staffing in schools.

The Beaufort County School District says it has the lowest numbers of teacher vacancies in years.

That's in part to a recent pay bump, as beginning salaries are increasing by $9,000 to $60,000 a year. That makes Beaufort County one of the highest paying in the state and gives the school system a better chance to hire and keep teachers.

Beaufort County School Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said, "The objective is attracting high quality educators. And then we continue to support their work and initiatives, provide them with a high-quality curriculum material to utilize in their classrooms and then focus on the quality instruction within the classroom for studen

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