Class Environment
Kenneth Gardner Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 16 | Down from 18 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 43.8 | Down from 61.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.3 | Up from 89.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $48,962 | Down from $49,581 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 62.5 | Down from 100.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 37.5 | Down from 72.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 64.6 | Down from 76.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 6.3 | Down from 11.1 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.2 | Up from 78.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.5 to 1 | Down from 29.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 9.5 | Down from 23.8 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 2 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 66.7 | Up from 33.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 14 | Up from 7 |
| 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.