Class Environment
Merriwether Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 25.0 | Down from 26.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 40.0 | Up from 34.6 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.7 | Up from 91.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $44,597 | Down from $44,631 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 80.0 | Up from 69.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 73.1 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 71.7 | Up from 68.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 4.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 91.4 | Up from 86.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.8 to 1 | Down from 21.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 21.1 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 4 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 5.3 | 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.