Class Environment

Wellford Academy Of Science And Technology


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 41 Up from 38
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 68.3 Up from 65.8
Teacher attendance rate 91.0 Down from 92.6
Average teacher salary $62,691 Up from $58,921
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 83.3 Up from 82.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 84.2 Down from 85.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 84.3 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.1 to 1 Up from 19.1 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 14.8 Up from 11.4
Number of inexperienced teachers 8 Up from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 3.7 Up from 2.3
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.