Class Environment
Independence Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 33.0 | Up from 29.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 48.5 | Down from 55.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.5 | Down from 96.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,780 | Up from $49,241 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 75.8 | Down from 75.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 89.7 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 84.6 | Up from 82.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 88.8 | Down from 92.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.8 to 1 | Up from 20.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 20.0 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 4 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | 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.