Class Environment

Thomas E. Kerns Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 29 Down from 35
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 58.6 Up from 48.6
Teacher attendance rate 95.0 Up from 93.5
Average teacher salary $60,953 Up from $58,249
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 94.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 81.6 Down from 83.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.4 Up from 75.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 89.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.7 to 1 Up from 19.8 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 16.7 Down from 30.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Down from 12
Percent of out-of-field teachers 5.6 Down from 7.7
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Down from 3

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.