Class Environment

East Link Academy Charter School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 19 Down from 24
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 42.1 Down from 50.0
Teacher attendance rate 96.9 Down from 97.9
Average teacher salary $49,105 Up from $45,976
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 79.0 Up from 75.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 58.3 Down from 93.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 75.0 Up from 74.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 26.3 Up from 12.5
Prime instructional time 92.7 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 18.4 to 1 Up from 17.8 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 38.1 Up from 9.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 8 Up from 2
Percent of out-of-field teachers 57.1 Down from 61.9
Number of out-of-field teachers 12 Down from 13

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.