Class Environment

West Pelzer Elementary School


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 26 Up from 25
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 61.5 Down from 68.0
Teacher attendance rate 91.8 Up from 90.3
Average teacher salary $57,399 Down from $59,857
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 77.8 Down from 84.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 79.5 Down from 80.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 84.9 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.0 to 1 Down from 20.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 34.4 Up from 21.9
Number of inexperienced teachers 11 Up from 7
Percent of out-of-field teachers 3.1 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 No change

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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.