Class Environment
Northwood Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 54.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 66.7 | Up from 64.8 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.4 | Down from 95.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,536 | Down from $51,129 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 77.8 | Up from 74.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 90.0 | Up from 78.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 82.9 | Up from 82.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 90.7 | Down from 90.9 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.7 to 1 | Down from 26.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 60.0 | Up from 25.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 3 | Down from 9 |
| 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.