Class Environment

Ladson Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 57 Up from 51
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 56.1 Up from 45.1
Teacher attendance rate 93.6 Down from 95.6
Average teacher salary $72,329 Up from $61,685
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 98.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 85.7 Up from 74.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 81.2 Up from 78.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 85.6 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 28.3 to 1 Up from 20.8 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 33.3 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 26.5 Down from 28.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 13 Down from 14
Percent of out-of-field teachers 2.0 Down from 24.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 Down from 12

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.