Class Environment
Southside Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 59.0 | Down from 60.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 61.0 | Up from 58.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.5 | Up from 92.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,452 | Up from $48,348 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 57.6 | Down from 60.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 83.3 | Up from 77.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 81.7 | Up from 81.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 1.7 |
| Prime instructional time | 89.7 | Up from 86.5 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 27.1 to 1 | Up from 26.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 7.7 | Down from 17.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 5 |
| 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.