Class Environment
St. James High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 96 | Down from 103 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 79.1 | Up from 75.6 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.3 | Down from 96.3 |
| Average teacher salary | $60,402 | Up from $57,611 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 76.9 | Down from 92 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 88.4 | Down from 92.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.0 | Down from 88.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 33.4 to 1 | Up from 30.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 16.5 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 16 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 4.1 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 4 | N/A |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | N/AV | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | N/AV | 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.