Class Environment
Deerfield Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 55 | Down from 59 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 56.4 | Down from 59.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.4 | Down from 94.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,096 | Up from $52,628 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 98.2 | Up from 94.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 83.3 | Up from 72 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 76.8 | Up from 74.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 2.5 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.0 | No change |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.1 to 1 | Down from 20.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 33.3 | Down from 37.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 17 | Down from 21 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 11.8 | Down from 16.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 6 | Down from 9 |
| 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.