Class Environment
Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 22.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 54.5 | Up from 45.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 91.6 | Down from 95.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $46,454 | Down from $47,464 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 72.7 | Down from 81.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 71.4 | Up from 69.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 77.2 | Down from 79.7 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 85.0 | Down from 89.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.3 to 1 | Up from 18.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 16.7 | Down from 28.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 16.7 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Up from 0 |
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.