Class Environment
Wade Hampton High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 95.0 | Up from 93.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 70.5 | Down from 74.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.1 | Down from 93.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $51,770 | Up from $50,684 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 85.3 | Up from 82.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 93.8 | Up from 85.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 89.8 | Up from 89.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 86.8 | Down from 88.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 32.7 to 1 | Up from 31.4 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 66.7 | Up from 22.8 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 13 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 1.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 1 |
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.