Class Environment
High Point Academy
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 87 | Down from 92 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 39.1 | Down from 45.3 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.4 | Down from 92.9 |
| Average teacher salary | $46,597 | Up from $45,863 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 90.8 | Down from 93.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 68.8 | Down from 86.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 79.3 | Down from 83.4 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 2.3 | Up from 2.2 |
| Prime instructional time | 85.5 | Down from 86.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.4 to 1 | Down from 22.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 21.5 | Down from 37.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 17 | Down from 28 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 24.1 | Up from 20 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 19 | Up from 15 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | Down from 14.3 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | Down 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.