Class Environment
Hillcrest High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 113.0 | Up from 111.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 69.0 | Up from 64.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.9 | Up from 92.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,258 | Up from $52,894 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 83.2 | Down from 86.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 90.1 | Up from 88.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 89.5 | Up from 85.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.9 | Up from 86.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 30.1 to 1 | Down from 30.8 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 85.7 | Up from 17.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 6 | Down from 12 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 14.3 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Up from 0 |
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.