Class Environment
Bridges Preparatory School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 74 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 43.2 | Up from 42.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.8 | Down from 94.7 |
| Average teacher salary | $55,549 | Up from $47,814 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 89.2 | Up from 89.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 71.0 | Down from 71.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 75.2 | Down from 77.8 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 9.5 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 87.6 | Down from 88.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.0 to 1 | Down from 24.2 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 12.9 | Down from 30.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 11 | Down from 22 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 34.1 | Up from 23.6 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 29 | Up from 17 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | Down from 50 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | Down from 2 |
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.