Class Environment
Dennis Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 23 | Up from 21 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 73.9 | Down from 76.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.6 | Up from 94.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,369 | Up from $50,298 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 95.7 | Down from 100.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 86.4 | Up from 76.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 87.5 | No change |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 4.3 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 91.1 | Up from 90.4 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 19.7 to 1 | Down from 20.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 4.5 | Down from 28.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 1 | Down from 6 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 31.8 | Up from 28.6 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 7 | Up from 6 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | Down from 50 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | Down from 1 |
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.