Class Environment
Tall Pines Stem Academy
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 22 | Up from 21 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 54.6 | Up from 51.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.1 | Up from 94.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,042 | Down from $52,061 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 95.5 | Up from 88.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 71.4 | Down from 82.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 81.8 | Down from 83.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 13.6 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.2 | Down from 89.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.9 to 1 | Up from 20.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 12.5 | Down from 25 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 3 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 25.0 | Down from 30 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 6 | No change |
| 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.