Class Environment

James Island Charter High


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 101.0 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 72.3 Down from 76.2
Teacher attendance rate 94.5 No change
Average teacher salary $55,461 Up from $52,687
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 83.2 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 90.4 Down from 91.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 89.9 Up from 88.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 89.8 Down from 93.5
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 26.9 to 1 Down from 27.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 10.0 Down from 16.7
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 4 Down from 9
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.