Class Environment

East Point Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 44.0 Down from 45.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 52.3 Up from 46.7
Teacher attendance rate 95.3 Down from 99.0
Average teacher salary $41,313 Up from $38,943
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 47.7 Up from 37.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 84.2 Up from 77.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 78.4 Up from 74.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 15.6
Prime instructional time 90.3 Down from 94.6
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 11.4 to 1 Down from 16.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 25.0 Down from 45
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 2 Down from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 12.5 Down from 15
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 1 Down from 3

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.