Class Environment

Mellichamp Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 21.0 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 33.3 Down from 47.6
Teacher attendance rate 93.0 Down from 93.4
Average teacher salary $45,116 Down from $45,863
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 57.1 Down from 71.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 57.1 N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average N/AV N/A
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 92.6 Down from 95.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.4 to 1 Up from 20.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 25.0 Down from 75
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 2 Down from 3
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.