Class Environment

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 40 Down from 44
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 42.5 Down from 43.2
Teacher attendance rate 92.2 Down from 95.7
Average teacher salary $51,637 Up from $47,721
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 87.8 Up from 82.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 81.6 Down from 82.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 92.8 Up from 90.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 17.3 to 1 Up from 16.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 34.2 Up from 32.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 13 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 2.6 Up from 2.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 No change
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 50.0 Up from 0
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 Up from 0

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.