Class Environment

Forts Pond Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 31 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 54.8 Down from 58.1
Teacher attendance rate 93.2 Up from 91.8
Average teacher salary $60,742 Up from $58,447
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 70.6 Down from 72.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.5 Down from 81.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 3.2 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 82.1 Down from 82.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 24.0 to 1 Up from 22.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 18.8 Down from 22.2
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 3.1 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 Up from 0
Percent of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A

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.