Class Environment

Matilda F. Dunston Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 35 Up from 30
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 71.4 Down from 80.0
Teacher attendance rate 96.3 Up from 95.1
Average teacher salary $73,818 Up from $67,276
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 93.9 Up from 66.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.4 Up from 72.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 2.9 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 88.9 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.8 to 1 Down from 24.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 2.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 26.5 Up from 23.3
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 Up from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers 2.9 Down from 23.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 Down from 7

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.