Class Environment
Northwest Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 50.0 | Up from 47.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 54.0 | Down from 55.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.2 | Down from 93.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $45,126 | Up from $44,663 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 64.0 | Down from 70.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 76.7 | Down from 80.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 78.8 | Up from 75.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 2.0 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 91.1 | Up from 87.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.3 to 1 | Down from 25.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 50.0 | Up from 42.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 5 | Down from 14 |
| 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.