Class Environment
Ralph Chandler Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 41.0 | Up from 40.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 61.0 | Up from 57.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 87.3 | Down from 92.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $48,320 | Up from $46,950 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 80.5 | Up from 77.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 82.5 | Down from 93.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 82.2 | Down from 85.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 82.1 | Down from 87.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.5 to 1 | Up from 23.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 33.3 | Up from 21.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 6 |
| 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.