Class Environment
Richmond Drive Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 25.0 | Down from 40.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 68.0 | Down from 72.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.9 | Down from 95.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $51,911 | Down from $52,186 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 88.0 | Up from 82.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 57.1 | Down from 81.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 76.7 | Down from 90.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 89.5 | Down from 90.2 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.0 to 1 | Down from 22.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 7.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 2 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 3.8 |
| 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.