Class Environment
Cowpens Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 30 | Down from 31 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 50.0 | Up from 45.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.8 | Up from 92.2 |
| Average teacher salary | $53,270 | Up from $49,485 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 81.8 | Down from 83.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 85.4 | Down from 91.5 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 3.2 |
| Prime instructional time | 85.3 | Up from 84.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.0 to 1 | Up from 19.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 25.9 | Up from 25 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 7 | Down from 8 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 3.7 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 1 | Up from 0 |
| 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.