Class Environment

Kenneth Gardner Leadership Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 22 Up from 20
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 27.3 Down from 35.0
Teacher attendance rate 94.8 Down from 97.0
Average teacher salary $50,271 Up from $48,193
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 50.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 90.9 Up from 61.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 63.3 Up from 57.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 89.7 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.3 to 1 Down from 21.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 63.0 Up from 4.2
Number of inexperienced teachers 17 Up from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers 55.6 Up from 54.2
Number of out-of-field teachers 15 Up from 13

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.