Class Environment

Columbia High


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 33 Down from 37
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 63.6 Down from 78.4
Teacher attendance rate 92.9 Down from 93.7
Average teacher salary $66,536 Up from $63,546
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 93.9 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 84.6 Up from 62.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.1 Down from 78.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks N/AV N/A
Prime instructional time 73.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects N/AV 36.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 2.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 21.3 Up from 3.9
Number of inexperienced teachers 13 Up from 2
Percent of out-of-field teachers 11.5 Down from 15.7
Number of out-of-field teachers 7 Down from 8

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.