Class Environment

Gaffney High


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 80 Down from 81
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 65.0 Down from 67.9
Teacher attendance rate 93.8 Up from 93.7
Average teacher salary $64,078 Up from $61,667
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 Up from 98.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 85.4 Up from 85.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 83.0 Up from 78.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 1.3 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 78.9 Down from 79.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 31.2 to 1 Down from 32.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 66.7 Up from 50
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 4.0 Up from 3
Percent of inexperienced teachers 15.0 Down from 23.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 19 Down from 31
Percent of out-of-field teachers 7.1 Down from 22
Number of out-of-field teachers 9 Down from 29

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.