Class Environment

J. K. Gourdin Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 9.0 Down from 10.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 55.6 Down from 90.0
Teacher attendance rate 94.5 Up from 93.6
Average teacher salary $47,335 Down from $52,452
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 55.6 Down from 90.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 33.3 Down from 90.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 65.4 Down from 73.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 90.1 Up from 89.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 17.8 to 1 Up from 13.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 14.3
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.