Class Environment

Fairfield Middle


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 39.0 Down from 43.0
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 66.7 Down from 72.1
Teacher attendance rate 91.2 Down from 96.9
Average teacher salary $52,243 Down from $52,312
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 61.5 Down from 65.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 72.5 Down from 81.1
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 79.0 Down from 79.1
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 2.6 Up from 2.3
Prime instructional time 84.9 Down from 89.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 16.8 to 1 Up from 15.6 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 5.9 Down from 16.7
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 1 Down from 4
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 5.9 Down from 8.3
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 1 Down from 2

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.