Class Environment

Luther Vaughan Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 26.0 Down from 27.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 61.5 Down from 63.0
Teacher attendance rate 91.9 Down from 93.4
Average teacher salary $48,504 Up from $47,215
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 53.8 Down from 66.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 76.0 Up from 69.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 76.8 Down from 83.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.2 Down from 87.6
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 17.0 to 1 Down from 21.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 35.7 Down from 37.5
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 5 Down from 6
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.