Class Environment

Palmetto Elementary School


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 40 Up from 38
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 62.5 Up from 60.5
Teacher attendance rate 92.7 Up from 89.9
Average teacher salary $58,180 Up from $57,685
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 85.0 Down from 87.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 84.9 Up from 80.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 85.5 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.9 to 1 Up from 22.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 32.6 Down from 35.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 15 Down from 16
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.3 Down from 4.4
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.