Class Environment
Blue Ridge Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 57.0 | Up from 54.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 64.9 | Up from 61.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 91.7 | Up from 91.4 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,995 | Up from $52,824 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 87.7 | Down from 88.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 90.2 | Down from 93.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 92.5 | Down from 93.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 86.8 | Up from 86.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.9 to 1 | Up from 22.8 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 33.3 | Up from 13.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 5 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 2.7 |
| 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.