Class Environment

Palmetto Scholars Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 26 Up from 24
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 34.6 Down from 45.8
Teacher attendance rate 98.2 Up from 92.2
Average teacher salary $53,633 Down from $58,108
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 80.8 Up from 70.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 62.5 Down from 66.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 60.8 Down from 65.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 20.8
Prime instructional time 85.3 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 28.2 to 1 Up from 27.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 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 33.3 Up from 6.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 12 Up from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 41.7 Up from 37
Number of out-of-field teachers 15 Down from 17

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.