Class Environment

R. P. Dawkins


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 55 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 78.2 No change
Teacher attendance rate 93.7 Up from 93.0
Average teacher salary $66,176 Up from $63,715
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 98.2 Up from 96.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 78.9 Down from 89.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 86.7 Down from 89.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 83.1 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.0 to 1 Down from 20.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 66.7 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 2.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 2.9 Down from 3
Number of inexperienced teachers 2 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.4 Down from 7.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 Down from 5

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.