Class Environment
Varennes Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 24 | Down from 25 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 41.7 | Down from 42.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.7 | Up from 93.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $53,428 | Up from $49,658 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 95.8 | Down from 100.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 68.2 | Up from 63.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 61.3 | Up from 58.5 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 4.2 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.4 | Up from 86.9 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.6 to 1 | Up from 19.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 45.8 | Down from 57.1 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 11 | Down from 16 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 8.3 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 2 | Up from 0 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 50.0 | No change |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 1 | 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.