Class Environment
Spartanburg Preparatory School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 38 | Down from 53 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 63.2 | Up from 51.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.1 | Down from 95.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $51,183 | Up from $47,683 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 92.1 | Down from 96.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 85.7 | Up from 68.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.0 | Up from 77.7 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 13.2 | Up from 5.7 |
| Prime instructional time | 89.4 | Down from 90.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 15.1 to 1 | Down from 17.0 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 25.5 | Down from 50 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 13 | Down from 26 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 39.2 | Up from 30.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 20 | Up from 16 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 20.0 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 1 | 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.