Class Environment

Paul M. Dorman High School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 180.0 Down from 182.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 72.2 Down from 74.7
Teacher attendance rate 95.1 Down from 96.0
Average teacher salary $54,163 Up from $53,246
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 86.7 Up from 85.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 90.5 Down from 94.0
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 92.4 Down from 93.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 88.1 Up from 87.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 30.1 to 1 Down from 32.9 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 10.5 Up from 10.2
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 6 Down from 10
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 2
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0 Down from 2

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.