Class Environment

Fairforest Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 48 Down from 52
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 60.4 Down from 61.5
Teacher attendance rate 96.5 Down from 96.8
Average teacher salary $60,484 Up from $57,840
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 83.3 Up from 82
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 82.2 Up from 79.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 90.3 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.8 to 1 Up from 18.9 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 23.3 Down from 26.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 14 Down from 15
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 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.