Class Environment
Laing Middle
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 70.0 | Up from 69.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 61.4 | Up from 59.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.2 | Up from 93.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,034 | Up from $48,877 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 74.3 | Up from 65.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 86.8 | Up from 81.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 86.1 | Down from 87.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 92.1 | Up from 89.0 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.4 to 1 | Up from 24.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 16.7 | Down from 31.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 5 | Down from 15 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 2.1 |
| 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.