Class Environment

W. G. Sanders Middle School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 31 Down from 35
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 74.2 Down from 80.0
Teacher attendance rate 90.3 Down from 90.7
Average teacher salary $64,711 Up from $63,311
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 93.6 Down from 97.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 76.6 Down from 77.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 74.5 Down from 74.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 9.7 Down from 11.4
Prime instructional time 72.6 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 15.7 to 1 Down from 17.5 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 20.4 Up from 11.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 11 Up from 6
Percent of out-of-field teachers 24.1 Up from 13.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 13 Up from 7

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.