Class Environment
Whale Branch Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 44 | Down from 47 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.1 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $51,920 | Down from $54,863 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 78.9 | Up from 68.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 73.0 | Up from 72.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 86.2 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 16.3 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 24.0 | Up from 10.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 6 | Up from 2 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 4.0 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 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.