Class Environment
Philip Simmons High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 32.0 | Up from 22.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 46.9 | Down from 54.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.1 | Up from 95.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $46,183 | Up from $45,762 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 59.4 | Down from 72.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 81.0 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | N/AV | N/A |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 90.7 | Up from 89.1 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.3 to 1 | Down from 23.0 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 7.1 | Down from 33.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 8.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 1 |
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.