Class Environment

Merriwether Middle


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 25 No change
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 32.0 Down from 40.0
Teacher attendance rate 95.0 Down from 95.5
Average teacher salary $57,796 Up from $55,250
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 88.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 88.0 Up from 80.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 77.1 Up from 67.8
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 12.0 Down from 20.0
Prime instructional time 85.4 Up from 85.1
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 18.4 to 1 Up from 18.3 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 No change
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers 27.3 Down from 33.3
Number of inexperienced teachers 9 Down from 11
Percent of out-of-field teachers 27.3 Down from 39.4
Number of out-of-field teachers 9 Down from 13

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.