Class Environment

Joseph Keels Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 45.0 Down from 50.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 64.4 Down from 66.0
Teacher attendance rate 93.7 Down from 95.6
Average teacher salary $47,404 Down from $49,515
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 71.1 Down from 82.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 67.4 N/A
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 79.6 Down from 83.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 88.0 Down from 90.5
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 16.9 to 1 Down from 20.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 22.2 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 6 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 7.4 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 2 N/A

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.