Class Environment

Matilda F. Dunston Elementary


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 32 Down from 35
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 59.4 Down from 62.3
Teacher attendance rate 96.8 Up from 91.2
Average teacher salary $61,197 Up from $57,919
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 97.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 80.6 Up from 70
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 73.8 Down from 77.2
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 91.5 Up from 82.2
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 22.9 to 1 Up from 18.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 20.7 Up from 16.7
Number of inexperienced teachers 6 Up from 5
Percent of out-of-field teachers 41.4 Up from 33.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 12 Up from 10
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.