Class Environment
East Cooper Montessori Charter School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 24.0 | Up from 23.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 58.3 | Up from 56.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 98.8 | Down from 99.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,444 | Up from $51,825 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 83.3 | Up from 73.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 89.5 | Up from 68.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 69.3 | Up from 66.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 94.5 | Down from 95.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.7 to 1 | Down from 24.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 7.1 | Up from 6.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 21.4 | Down from 26.7 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 3 | Down from 4 |
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.