Class Environment

East Cooper Montessori Charter School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 29 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 55.2 No change
Teacher attendance rate 93.3 Down from 94.9
Average teacher salary $71,321 Up from $64,152
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 96.6 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 82.8 Up from 82.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.5 Up from 76.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 3.4
Prime instructional time 89.2 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.1 to 1 Down from 21.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 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 14.8 Up from 10.3
Number of inexperienced teachers 4 Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 40.7 Down from 41.4
Number of out-of-field teachers 11 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.