Class Environment
Sara Collins Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 54.0 | Down from 57.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 74.1 | Up from 71.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.2 | Down from 92.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $56,013 | Up from $54,906 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 83.3 | Down from 91.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 80.9 | Down from 95.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 90.7 | Down from 93.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.9 | Down from 88.9 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.7 to 1 | Up from 23.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 33.3 | Up from 16.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 6 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 2.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 1 |
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.