Class Environment

Lexington Four Early Childhood Center


Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 34 Up from 29
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 79.4 Down from 82.8
Teacher attendance rate 95.1 Up from 94.0
Average teacher salary $63,802 Up from $62,568
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 96.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.1 Down from 97
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 88.3 Down from 89.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.2 Up from 84.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 10.6 to 1 Down from 11.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 100.0 No change
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers 17.6 Down from 21.2
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Down from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers 8.8 Up from 3
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 Up 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.

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.