Class Environment
Dewey L. Carter Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 50.0 | Down from 53.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 60.0 | Up from 58.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 97.3 | Up from 94.5 |
| Average teacher salary | $49,096 | Up from $48,819 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 76.0 | Up from 66.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 77.8 | Down from 83.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 82.4 | Up from 82.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 1.9 |
| Prime instructional time | 91.7 | Up from 88.4 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.8 to 1 | Up from 13.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 17.2 | Down from 22.2 |
| 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.