Class Environment
James B. Edwards Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 47 | Down from 51 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 39.8 | Down from 45.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.2 | Down from 96.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,550 | Up from $52,062 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 84.1 | Down from 86.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 87.5 | Up from 86.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 90.3 | Down from 92.2 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.3 to 1 | Up from 23.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 21.4 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 9 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 47.6 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 20 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 50.0 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 1 | N/A |
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.