Class Environment
Cherrydale Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 46.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 56.5 | Down from 58.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.4 | Down from 94.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $49,205 | Up from $48,490 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 71.7 | Down from 76.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 92.9 | Up from 87.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 87.5 | Up from 83.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 2.2 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.6 | Down from 89.5 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.8 to 1 | Down from 21.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 66.7 | Up from 34.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 6 | Down from 11 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | No change |
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.