Class Environment
Clearwater Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 28 | Down from 30 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 46.4 | Down from 53.6 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.3 | Up from 92.2 |
| Average teacher salary | $55,813 | Down from $56,515 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 96.4 | Down from 96.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 64.3 | Down from 82.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 77.7 | Down from 88.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.6 | Up from 3.3 |
| Prime instructional time | 85.5 | Down from 86.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.6 to 1 | Up from 19.0 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 8.7 | Down from 16 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 2 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 17.4 | Up from 4 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 4 | Up from 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | Down from 50 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | Down from 1 |
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.