Class Environment

Edith L. Frierson Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 9.0 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 44.4 Down from 55.6
Teacher attendance rate 96.5 Up from 94.3
Average teacher salary $50,672 Down from $52,590
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 33.3 Down from 66.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 33.3 Down from 66.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 43.3 Down from 56.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 90.4 Down from 94.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 14.0 to 1 Down from 18.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 50.0 Up from 16.7
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 2 Up from 1
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.