Class Environment
Pelion Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 51.0 | Down from 52.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 56.9 | Up from 55.8 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.5 | Up from 93.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,192 | Up from $48,498 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 88.2 | Up from 78.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 93.0 | Up from 87.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.4 | Up from 81.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 88.0 | Up from 85.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.5 to 1 | Down from 20.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 13.6 | Down from 26.1 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 3 | Down from 6 |
| 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.