Class Environment

J. P. Thomas Elementary


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 23 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 65.2 Down from 69.6
Teacher attendance rate 94.7 Down from 95.6
Average teacher salary $64,445 Up from $62,942
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 95.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 92.3 Up from 91.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 87.4 Up from 80.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 4.3 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 86.8 Down from 87.5
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.0 to 1 Down from 23.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 Down from 100
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 Down from 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 17.9 Down from 24.1
Number of inexperienced teachers 5 Down from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers 14.3 Up from 6.9
Number of out-of-field teachers 4 Up from 2

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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.