Class Environment
Southside High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 53.0 | Down from 55.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 60.4 | Up from 58.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.4 | Up from 91.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $51,226 | Up from $49,736 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 58.5 | Down from 61.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 71.1 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 77.2 | Down from 80.5 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 1.9 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 84.5 | Up from 83.2 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 22.7 to 1 | Down from 24.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 28.6 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 3.6 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | N/A |
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.