Class Environment

Charleston Progressive Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 19 Up from 16
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 52.6 Up from 50.0
Teacher attendance rate 97.3 No change
Average teacher salary $73,846 Up from $66,321
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 94.7 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 77.8 Down from 78.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 82.3 Up from 79.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 91.3 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 14.2 to 1 Down from 20.3 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 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 30.0 Up from 16.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 Down from 16.7
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 Down from 3

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.