Class Environment

Charleston Development Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 13 Up from 10
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 46.2 Down from 50.0
Teacher attendance rate 99.7 Up from 99.3
Average teacher salary $50,040 Up from $44,414
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 84.6 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 83.3 Down from 91.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 78.8 No change
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 93.2 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 12.6 to 1 Down from 15.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 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 21.4 Up from 7.1
Number of inexperienced teachers 3 Up from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers 42.9 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers 6 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.