Class Environment

Loris Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 55.0 Down from 57.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 56.4 Down from 57.9
Teacher attendance rate 93.8 Up from 93.0
Average teacher salary $49,545 Up from $48,639
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 65.5 Down from 70.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 79.6 Down from 91.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 84.9 Down from 88.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.9 Up from 87.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 17.5 to 1 Down from 18.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 28.1 Down from 41.5
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 9 Down from 17
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.