Class Environment
Southwood Academy Of The Arts
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 32.0 | Down from 40.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 62.5 | Down from 67.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.1 | Down from 95.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $49,241 | Down from $49,490 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 81.3 | Down from 82.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 76.3 | Down from 84.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 81.1 | Up from 81.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 93.8 | Up from 89.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.0 to 1 | Up from 19.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 12.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down from 2 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 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.