Class Environment
Southside Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 57 | Down from 64 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 54.4 | Down from 54.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 90.5 | Down from 95.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $50,653 | Down from $50,885 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 89.5 | Down from 96.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 75.4 | Down from 88.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 80.2 | Down from 82.8 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 83.3 | Down from 88.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 17.2 to 1 | Down from 25.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 27.9 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 19 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 22.1 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 15 | 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.