Class Environment
Forts Pond Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 31 | Down from 39 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 58.1 | Up from 51.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 91.8 | Down from 92.5 |
| Average teacher salary | $58,447 | Up from $53,639 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 72.5 | Down from 89.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 81.8 | Down from 85.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 82.8 | Down from 84.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.3 to 1 | Up from 19.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 22.2 | Up from 21.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 6 | Down from 7 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 0.0 | Down from 9.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 0 | Down from 3 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 66.7 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 2 | Up from 0 |
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.