Horry County Schools Votes on District Wide Raises

Yesterday, during their meeting the Horry County School Board unanimously passed an $18.1 million proposal to give raises to all teachers, support staff and administrators district wide. The raise will bring the starting salary for a new teacher with a Bachelor’s Degree and no experience to just under $44,000. This is the first base salary increase for Horry County School employees in two years and with it, HCS will be number four in the state for best pay in schools. HCS school nurses will also see a $3,000 retention bonus from SCDHEC and all nurses who have been working continuously for the district since August 2021 will receive the bonus.