Class Environment

Sandy Run School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 48.0 Up from 47.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 68.8 Up from 63.8
Teacher attendance rate 94.1 No change
Average teacher salary $49,919 Up from $47,910
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 75.0 Down from 89.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 87.2 Down from 87.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 90.0 Up from 89.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 88.5 Down from 89.5
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 15.7 to 1 Down from 18.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 4.5 Down from 12
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 1 Down from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 4.5 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.