Class Environment
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 45.0 | Up from 42.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 64.4 | Down from 66.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 97.0 | Up from 90.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $53,867 | Up from $53,075 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 82.2 | Down from 88.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 75.6 | Down from 87.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.7 | Down from 88.7 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 92.8 | Up from 85.9 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.7 to 1 | Up from 20.8 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 6.7 | Down from 14.8 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | No change |
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.