Class Environment
Northwestern High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 105.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 64.8 | Down from 66.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.2 | Down from 95.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,329 | Down from $52,649 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 78.1 | Down from 85.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 84.8 | Down from 91.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 88.3 | Down from 91.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.7 | Down from 89.1 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 32.0 to 1 | Down from 32.4 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 5.0 | Down from 12.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 7 |
| 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.