Class Environment
North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 32 | Down from 41 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 43.8 | Up from 39.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.2 | Up from 89.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,614 | Up from $52,187 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | Up from 97.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 60.6 | Up from 47.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 62.9 | Down from 72.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 4.9 |
| Prime instructional time | 85.9 | Up from 81.1 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 18.0 to 1 | Down from 20.0 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 39.3 | Down from 41.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 11 | Down from 13 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 39.3 | Up from 35.5 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 11 | No change |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 33.3 | Down from 50 |
| 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.