Class Environment

Bookman Road Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 37.0 Up from 35.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 62.2 Down from 74.3
Teacher attendance rate 94.3 Up from 92.9
Average teacher salary $48,892 Down from $51,618
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 62.2 Down from 74.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 68.6 Down from 69.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 75.6 Down from 80.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 90.2 Up from 89.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.8 to 1 Down from 21.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 8.3 Down from 21.1
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 1 Down from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 5.3
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 Down from 1

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.