Class Environment

Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 50 Down from 55
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 62.0 Down from 67.3
Teacher attendance rate 92.9 Up from 92.8
Average teacher salary $57,581 Up from $54,807
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 82.1 Up from 68.6
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 75.5 Up from 67.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 2.0 Up from 0.0
Prime instructional time 86.9 Up from 86.0
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 27.6 to 1 Down from 27.9 to 1
Percent of inexperienced teachers 10.6 Down from 33.3
Number of inexperienced teachers 7 Down from 19
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.5 Up from 3.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 Up from 2
Percent of inexperienced school leaders 33.3 N/A
Number of inexperienced school leaders 1 N/A

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.