Class Environment
Belvedere Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 42 | Down from 43 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 54.8 | Up from 52.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.4 | Up from 96.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $55,276 | Up from $53,617 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 82.1 | Up from 76.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 84.5 | Down from 87.8 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 88.9 | No change |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.2 to 1 | Down from 25.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 36.8 | Down from 40.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 14 | Down from 15 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 10.5 | Up from 8.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 4 | Up from 3 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | Down from 100 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | Down from 2 |
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.