Class Environment
West Ashley High
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 104.0 | Down from 107.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 53.8 | Down from 54.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.9 | Up from 94.2 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,037 | Up from $51,122 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 73.1 | Down from 82.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 78.4 | Up from 75.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 77.0 | Down from 83.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.4 | Down from 92.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 31.8 to 1 | Down from 32.2 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 16.2 | Up from 13 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 6 | No change |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 10.8 | Up from 0 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 4 | Up from 0 |
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.