Class Environment
Northwestern High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 105.0 | Up from 104.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 66.7 | Up from 61.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.7 | Down from 96.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,649 | Up from $52,408 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 85.7 | Up from 76.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 91.0 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 91.1 | Up from 90.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 89.1 | Down from 91.4 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 32.4 to 1 | Down from 32.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 12.3 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 7 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1.8 | 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.