Class Environment
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 34 | Up from 33 |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 52.4 | Down from 59.1 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 55.9 | Down from 57.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.2 | Down from 97.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $53,239 | Down from $54,379 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 87.5 | Up from 87.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 88.3 | Up from 83.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.8 | Down from 94.0 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 2.2 to 1 | Down from 18.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 33.3 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 12 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 13.9 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 5 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 33.3 | 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.