Class Environment
Ridgeland Secondary Academy Of Excellence
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 40 | Up from 35 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 57.5 | Down from 68.6 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 95.9 | Down from 98.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $58,916 | Up from $52,418 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 85.0 | Down from 94.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 59.4 | Up from 52.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 59.3 | Down from 63.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 12.5 | Up from 8.6 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.7 | Down from 91.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 33.6 to 1 | Down from 38.3 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 12.2 | Down from 33.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 6 | Down from 16 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 38.8 | Up from 27.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 19 | Up from 13 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 25.0 | 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.