Class Environment
Independence Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 37.0 | Up from 33.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 45.9 | Down from 48.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.1 | Down from 96.5 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,578 | Down from $50,780 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 51.4 | Down from 75.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 69.0 | Down from 89.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 77.6 | Down from 84.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 86.1 | Down from 88.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | N/AV | 23.8 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 15.8 | Down from 20 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 3 | Down from 4 |
| 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.