Class Environment

Waccamaw Elementary School


Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 33 No change
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 96.2 N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 75.8 No change
Teacher attendance rate 93.4 Down from 94.6
Average teacher salary $66,529 Up from $63,278
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.5 Down from 100
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 93.4 Up from 91.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 87.6 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 20.9 to 1 Down from 22.5 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 2.6 Down from 8.1
Number of inexperienced teachers 1 Down from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 2.6 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 Up from 0

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.