Class Environment
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 26 | Down from 27 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 69.2 | Up from 58.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 90.6 | Up from 84.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $60,324 | Up from $55,270 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 92.3 | Down from 96.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 74.1 | Up from 73.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 78.8 | Down from 83.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 7.4 |
| Prime instructional time | 83.4 | Up from 77.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 19.6 to 1 | Up from 16.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 8.0 | Down from 22.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 2 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 24.0 | Up from 4.5 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 6 | Up from 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | No change |
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.