Class Environment
Fairfield Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 53.0 | Up from 52.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 64.2 | Down from 69.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.4 | Down from 94.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,812 | Up from $48,685 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 60.4 | Down from 65.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 89.1 | Up from 83.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.7 | Up from 80.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.0 | Down from 89.1 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 13.4 to 1 | Down from 13.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 4.3 | Down from 16.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | 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.