Class Environment
Pelion High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 52.0 | Down from 56.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 73.1 | Up from 67.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.6 | Down from 92.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $54,488 | Up from $52,641 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 84.6 | Down from 87.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 89.8 | Up from 81.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 88.4 | Up from 86.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 81.4 | Down from 82.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 26.2 to 1 | Up from 14.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 14.8 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 5.3 | 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.