Class Environment
Theodore Lester Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 37.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 67.6 | Up from 62.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.7 | Up from 86.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $47,903 | Down from $50,564 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 62.2 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 73.5 | Down from 77.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 80.1 | Down from 86.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 5.4 | Up from 2.7 |
| Prime instructional time | 89.9 | Up from 78.5 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.7 to 1 | Up from 14.2 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 11.1 | Down from 13.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 2 |
| 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.