Class Environment
Paul Knox Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 38.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 44.7 | Down from 50.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 98.1 | Down from 98.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,603 | Up from $50,363 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 65.8 | Down from 71.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 81.8 | Up from 76.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.0 | No change |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 92.9 | Up from 92.2 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 29.9 to 1 | Up from 27.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 15.8 | Up from 12.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 3 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | No change |
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.