Class Environment

Seaside Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 37.0 Down from 38.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 54.1 Down from 55.3
Teacher attendance rate 95.0 Down from 95.9
Average teacher salary $56,535 Up from $52,754
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 86.5 Up from 84.2
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 90.9 Up from 73.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 84.7 Down from 85.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 90.1 Up from 89.9
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.3 to 1 Down from 23.7 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 13.0 Down from 28
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 3 Down from 7
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.