Class Environment

Robert Smalls International Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 57.0 N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 56.1 Up from 47.6
Teacher attendance rate 92.4 Down from 93.7
Average teacher salary $48,801 Up from $47,949
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 47.4 Up from 41.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 66.7 Down from 74.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 71.6 Down from 72.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.9 Down from 89.7
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 18.6 to 1 Down from 18.9 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 12.0 Down from 22.9
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 3 Down from 8
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 4.0 Down from 5.7
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 1 Down 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.