Class Environment

Thomas E. Kerns Elementary School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 45 Down from 46
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 42.2 Down from 43.5
Average teacher salary $49,800 Up from $48,947
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 60.0 Down from 67.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 72.5 Up from 70
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 76.4 Down from 84.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 48.4 Down from 83.3
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 15 Up from 10
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 No change
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 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.