Class Environment

Paul M. Dorman High School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 182 Up from 180
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 67.0 Down from 72.2
Average teacher salary $55,688 Up from $54,163
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 76.4 Down from 86.7
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.7 Down from 90.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 90.4 Down from 92.4
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 13.3 Up from 10.5
Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes 10 Up from 6
Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 2.7 Up from 0
Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes 2 Up from 0

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.