Class Environment

Palmetto Scholars Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 29.0 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 51.7 No change
Teacher attendance rate 94.1 Down from 95.2
Average teacher salary $50,135 Up from $47,552
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 62.1 Down from 65.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 92.9 Up from 88.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 82.7 Up from 78.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 3.4 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 90.6 Up from 90.4
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 27.9 to 1 Up from 26.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 15.4
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 0 Down from 2
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 66.7 Up from 15.4
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 6 Up from 2

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.