Class Environment
Whittemore Park Middle
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 55.0 | Down from 56.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 65.5 | Up from 64.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.0 | Down from 95.2 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,088 | Up from $51,952 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 72.7 | Up from 51.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 75.6 | Down from 76.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 78.7 | Up from 76.7 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 1.8 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.7 | Down from 89.4 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 20.3 to 1 | Down from 20.8 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8.3 | Down from 27.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 9 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 3 |
| 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.