Class Environment
Kennedy Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 32 | Down from 33 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 56.3 | Up from 45.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.4 | Up from 91.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $56,228 | Up from $53,271 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | Up from 97.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 69.0 | Up from 65.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 75.1 | Up from 74.9 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 9.4 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.0 | Up from 83.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 29.2 to 1 | Down from 35.2 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 13.5 | Down from 33.3 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 5 | Down from 11 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 29.7 | Up from 9.1 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 11 | Up from 3 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | Down from 33.3 |
| 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.