Class Environment
East Link Academy Charter School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 16 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 42.7 | Up from 37.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 97.3 | Up from 95.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $36,566 | Up from $35,514 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 67.1 | Down from 81.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 57.1 | Down from 72.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 76.6 | N/A |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 18.8 | Down from 25.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.3 | Down from 92.1 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 13.9 to 1 | Up from 12.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 78.9 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 15 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 57.9 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 11 | 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.