Class Environment

Laurel Hill Primary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 37 Up from 35
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 60.0 Up from 46.4
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 62.2 Down from 62.9
Teacher attendance rate 95.8 Up from 95.4
Average teacher salary $73,747 Up from $68,003
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 97.3 Down from 100.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 71.4 Down from 92.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 83.2 Down from 86.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 91.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 27.7 to 1 Up from 21.1 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 8.1 Down from 12.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 3 Down from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 0.0 Down from 42.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 0 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.