Class Environment
Northwestern High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 93 | Down from 102 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 67.7 | Up from 66.4 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 99.0 | Up from 93.6 |
| Average teacher salary | $58,748 | Up from $56,088 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 98.9 | Up from 97.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 83.2 | Up from 80.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 83.9 | Up from 82.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 92.0 | Up from 85.9 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 31.1 to 1 | Up from 30.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 10.6 | Down from 22.5 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 12 | Down from 25 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 15.0 | Up from 10.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 17 | Up from 12 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | No change |
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.