Class Environment

Dewey L. Carter Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 42 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 59.5 Down from 61.9
Teacher attendance rate 96.8 Up from 95.4
Average teacher salary $63,062 Up from $61,545
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 97.6 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.4 Up from 85.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 81.1 Down from 81.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 88.3 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.3 to 1 Down from 24.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 12.5 Down from 13.2
Number of inexperienced teachers 5 No change
Percent of out-of-field teachers 5.0 Down from 5.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 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.