Class Environment

Polaris Tech Charter School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 28 Down from 31
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 32.1 Down from 38.7
Teacher attendance rate 95.1 Up from 93.8
Average teacher salary $52,409 Up from $51,533
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 67.9 Down from 71.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 80.6 Up from 73.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 76.3 Up from 67.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 14.3 Down from 22.6
Prime instructional time 84.8 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.4 to 1 Down from 21.5 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 58.3 Up from 2.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 21 Up from 1
Percent of out-of-field teachers 58.3 Down from 62.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 21 Down from 25

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.