Class Environment
Whale Branch Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 29 | Up from 27 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.1 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $52,124 | Up from $51,821 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 84.0 | Up from 77.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 72.3 | Up from 67.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.4 | Down from 3.7 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.1 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 18.8 to 1 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8.3 | Down from 13.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 1 | Down from 2 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 16.7 | Up from 6.7 |
| 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.