Class Environment
Lexington High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 118.0 | Down from 129.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 78.8 | Up from 76.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.3 | Up from 93.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $55,744 | Up from $54,606 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 91.5 | Up from 89.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 79.8 | Down from 89.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 87.6 | Down from 90.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 85.9 | Up from 85.5 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 28.0 to 1 | Down from 29.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2.0 | Down from 5.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2.0 | Down from 5.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 4 |
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.