Class Environment
Hand Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 63.0 | Down from 64.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 61.9 | Up from 57.8 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.4 | Down from 95.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $48,736 | Up from $47,463 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 55.6 | Down from 62.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 62.1 | Down from 66.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 66.3 | Down from 73.7 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 6.3 | Up from 1.6 |
| Prime instructional time | 90.1 | Down from 90.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 8.8 to 1 | Down from 20.0 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 26.7 | Down from 40.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8 | Down from 17 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 6.7 | Up from 2.4 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Up 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.