Class Environment

Simmons Pinckney Middle School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 18 Down from 23
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 55.6 Down from 60.9
Teacher attendance rate 94.4 Down from 95.1
Average teacher salary $73,345 Up from $67,235
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 60.9 Down from 61.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 61.8 Up from 60.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 5.6 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 69.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 13.6 to 1 Up from 12.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 100.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 16.1 Up from 12.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 5 Up from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers 25.8 Up from 6.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 8 Up 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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.