Class Environment
Laurens District 55 High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 97 | Up from 96 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 67.0 | Up from 66.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | N/AV | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $55,991 | Up from $54,235 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 93.8 | Down from 94.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 78.4 | Down from 86.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 84.6 | Down from 85.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.1 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 21.2 | Down from 85.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 32.7 to 1 | Down from 36.2 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 43.0 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 64 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 38.9 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 58 | 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.