Class Environment
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 33 | Down from 43 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 51.5 | Up from 44.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.3 | Down from 94.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $56,796 | Up from $53,260 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 76.3 | Up from 66.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 70.4 | Up from 69.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.0 | Down from 4.7 |
| Prime instructional time | 84.7 | Down from 85.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 15.8 to 1 | Down from 21.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 38.2 | Down from 44.1 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 13 | Down from 15 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 0 | No change |
| 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.