Class Environment
Pelion Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 46 | Down from 50 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 69.6 | Up from 62.6 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.6 | Up from 91.5 |
| Average teacher salary | $58,228 | Up from $54,470 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 88.9 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 86.6 | Down from 87.5 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 84.5 | Up from 82.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.4 to 1 | Down from 26.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 12.2 | Down from 17.1 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 5 | Down from 7 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 4.9 | Down from 7.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 2 | Down from 3 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 33.3 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 1 | 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.