Class Environment

Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center


Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 21 Up from 12
Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 71.4 Up from 58.3
Teacher attendance rate 96.2 Up from 95.3
Average teacher salary $83,507 Up from $76,614
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 81.0 Up from 72.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.3 Down from 83.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 86.1 Up from 85.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects N/AV N/A
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 100.0 No change
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 Down from 2
Percent of inexperienced teachers 41.4 Up from 34.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 12 Up from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers 6.9 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 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.