Class Environment
Plain Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 58.0 | Up from 56.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 56.9 | Up from 55.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.0 | Up from 92.5 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,356 | Down from $55,909 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 86.2 | Down from 96.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 82.6 | Down from 93.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 89.7 | Down from 92.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 88.8 | Up from 88.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.8 to 1 | Up from 21.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 80.0 | Up from 14 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 4 | Down from 6 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 20.0 | Up from 4.7 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 2 |
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.