Class Environment
Waccamaw Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 55.0 | Down from 57.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 70.9 | Up from 70.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.7 | No change |
| Average teacher salary | $53,271 | Up from $51,091 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 90.9 | Up from 87.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 92.0 | Down from 92.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 91.0 | Down from 91.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 89.5 | Down from 89.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 18.3 to 1 | Down from 20.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8.6 | Down from 28.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 3 | Down from 11 |
| 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.