Class Environment

Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 41 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 56.1 Down from 58.5
Teacher attendance rate 89.9 N/A
Average teacher salary $71,434 Up from $70,130
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.7 Down from 94.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 87.4 Up from 86.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 7.3 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 81.4 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.8 to 1 Up from 18.6 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 25.6 Up from 14.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 11 Up from 6
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.7 Down from 22
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Down from 9

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.