Class Environment

Dutch Fork Elementary School, Academy Of Environmental Sciences


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 39 Down from 40
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 56.4 Down from 62.5
Teacher attendance rate 95.4 Up from 95.1
Average teacher salary $61,113 Up from $58,968
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 80.0 Up from 79.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 85.4 Down from 86.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 90.1 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 17.0 to 1 Down from 17.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 14.6 Up from 12.2
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Up from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 Down from 7.3
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.