Class Environment

Bethel Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 46 Down from 52
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 69.6 Down from 75.0
Teacher attendance rate 94.2 Up from 94.0
Average teacher salary $66,192 Up from $64,533
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 90.7 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 90.7 Up from 88.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 88.5 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.8 to 1 Down from 22.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 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 14.8 Up from 5.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 3.3 Up from 1.9
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Up from 1

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.