Class Environment

Great Falls Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 26.0 Down from 27.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 50.0 Down from 59.3
Teacher attendance rate 91.7 Down from 92.2
Average teacher salary $46,033 Down from $48,200
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 69.2 Down from 74.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 70.4 Down from 76.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 78.6 Down from 83.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 80.2 Down from 85.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.3 to 1 Up from 19.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 25.0 Down from 42.9
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 3 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.