Class Environment

Sandlapper Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 42 Down from 46
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 68.7 Down from 69.6
Teacher attendance rate 90.0 Down from 93.0
Average teacher salary $57,263 Up from $56,721
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 88.6 Down from 95.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 91.0 Up from 90.0
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 85.1 Down from 90.5
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.0 to 1 Up from 17.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 11.6 N/A
Number of inexperienced teachers 5 N/A
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.7 N/A
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 N/A
Percent of inexperienced school leaders N/AV N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders N/AV 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.