Class Environment

Whale Branch Elementary


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 36 Down from 41
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 66.7 Down from 68.3
Teacher attendance rate 90.6 Down from 92.7
Average teacher salary $80,362 Up from $72,016
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 97.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 57.8 Down from 80.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 76.3 Down from 78.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 83.3 Down from 84.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 18.3 to 1 Down from 20.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 Down from 100
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers 16.7 Up from 13.2
Number of inexperienced teachers 7 Up from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 9.5 Down from 10.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 4 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.