Class Environment

Forts Pond Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 33 Up from 31
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 51.5 Down from 54.8
Teacher attendance rate 93.8 Up from 93.2
Average teacher salary $62,178 Up from $60,742
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 88.2 Up from 70.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.1 Down from 77.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 3.2
Prime instructional time 84.9 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.9 to 1 Down from 24.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 25.0 Up from 18.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 Up from 6
Percent of out-of-field teachers 5.6 Up from 3.1
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Up from 1

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.