Class Environment
Dutchman Creek Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 53 | Down from 58 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 66.0 | Down from 69.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 91.3 | Up from 90.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $58,295 | Up from $56,847 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 70.2 | Up from 64.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 72.6 | Down from 78.5 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.8 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 85.2 | Up from 84.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.3 to 1 | Down from 26.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 9.6 | Down from 18.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 5 | Down from 11 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 17.3 | Up from 13.6 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 9 | Up from 8 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | No change |
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.