Class Environment

H. E. Bonner Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 41.0 Down from 42.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 48.8 Up from 47.6
Teacher attendance rate 92.1 Down from 92.3
Average teacher salary $53,170 Up from $50,933
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 53.7 Down from 66.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 72.2 Down from 84.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 79.1 Down from 83.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.4 Down from 86.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.5 to 1 Up from 21.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 12.5 Down from 25
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 3 Down from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 4.2 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 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.