Class Environment
Williams Memorial Elementary School--Dorchester 4
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 45 | Up from 43 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 62.2 | Down from 67.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 90.0 | Down from 91.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $56,215 | Down from $56,614 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 97.8 | Down from 100.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 92.5 | Up from 91.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 89.7 | Up from 88.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 2.2 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 82.8 | Down from 83.2 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 17.9 to 1 | Down from 18.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 19.4 | Down from 41.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 7 | Down from 15 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 44.4 | Up from 41.7 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 16 | Up from 15 |
| 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.