Class Environment
West Ashley High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 101 | Down from 112 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 60.4 | Up from 54.6 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.6 | Up from 94.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $59,180 | Up from $56,633 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | Up from 98.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 74.5 | Up from 70.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 76.8 | Down from 79.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | Down from 1.8 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.7 | Up from 84.9 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 33.9 to 1 | Up from 31.2 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 17.8 | Down from 24.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 27 | Down from 39 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 7.2 | Up from 6.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 11 | No change |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 28.6 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 2 | 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.