Class Environment
Daniel Island School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 69.0 | Down from 72.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 69.6 | Up from 69.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.7 | No change |
| Average teacher salary | $52,489 | Up from $50,804 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 79.7 | Down from 81.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 77.8 | Down from 91.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.0 | Down from 88.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 92.1 | Up from 90.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.8 to 1 | Up from 22.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 4.5 | Down from 6.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 3 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2.3 | Down from 6.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 3 |
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.