Class Environment

Chester Middle


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 28 Down from 31
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 53.6 Up from 48.4
Teacher attendance rate 91.6 Down from 94.9
Average teacher salary $64,289 Up from $61,164
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 94.1 Up from 73.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 80.5 Up from 76.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 3.6 N/A
Prime instructional time 73.8 Down from 74.6
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 19.5 to 1 Down from 20.0 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 Down from 100
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 Down from 100
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers 17.5 Down from 23.1
Number of inexperienced teachers 7 Down from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers 5.0 Down from 12.8
Number of out-of-field teachers 2 Down from 5

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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.