Class Environment

Saluda River Academy For The Arts


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 31 Up from 30
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 67.7 Down from 73.3
Teacher attendance rate 94.3 Up from 92.6
Average teacher salary $61,473 Up from $58,474
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 74.2 Down from 76.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 71.4 Down from 77.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 88.4 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.2 to 1 Up from 21.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 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 12.9 Up from 9.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 4 Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 Down from 9.7
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.