Class Environment

High Point Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 89.0 N/A
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 33.7 No change
Teacher attendance rate 92.1 Down from 97.5
Average teacher salary $39,935 Up from $38,389
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 55.1 Up from 41.9
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 77.1 Up from 59.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 72.4 Down from 75.3
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 1.1 Down from 1.2
Prime instructional time 89.8 Down from 95.6
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.5 to 1 Up from 19.1 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 31.6 Down from 46.7
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 12 Down from 21
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 0.0 Down from 2.2
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.