Class Environment

Malcolm C. Hursey Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 30.0 Up from 28.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 60.0 Down from 64.3
Teacher attendance rate 97.2 Up from 93.2
Average teacher salary $49,899 Up from $47,630
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 70.0 Down from 75.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 69.2 Down from 76.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 73.2 Down from 83.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 91.7 Down from 92.9
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 13.2 to 1 Up from 11.9 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 6.3
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0 Down from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 20.0 Up from 12.5
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 3 Up from 2

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.