Class Environment

Gadsden Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 12 Up from 8
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 83.3 Down from 87.5
Teacher attendance rate 95.9 Up from 93.5
Average teacher salary $68,183 Up from $67,756
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 83.3 Down from 100
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 81.9 Down from 87.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 8.3 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 90.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.2 to 1 Up from 3.0 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 11.1 Up from 5.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 2 Up from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers 16.7 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 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.