Class Environment
Aiken Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 36 | Down from 40 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 55.6 | Up from 45.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 91.4 | Up from 89.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $59,410 | Up from $54,489 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 84.6 | Up from 59.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 76.0 | Down from 76.8 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 2.8 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 84.9 | Up from 79.0 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 19.4 to 1 | Down from 19.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 12.9 | Down from 15.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 4 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 6.5 | Up from 3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 2 | 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.