Class Environment
Southwood Academy Of The Arts
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 29 | Down from 31 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 65.5 | Down from 68.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.7 | Up from 93.0 |
| Average teacher salary | $58,578 | Up from $53,526 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 93.3 | Up from 78.1 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 84.0 | Down from 85.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.4 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 88.1 | Up from 87.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.9 to 1 | Down from 22.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 14.8 | Down from 19.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 4 | Down from 6 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 0 | No change |
| 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.