Class Environment
Whale Branch Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 26 | Down from 30 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 65.4 | Up from 56.7 |
| Teacher attendance rate | N/AV | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $61,288 | Up from $53,463 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 92.3 | Down from 96.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 45.8 | Down from 66.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 65.5 | Down from 76.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.8 | Up from 3.3 |
| Prime instructional time | N/AV | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 23.6 to 1 | Up from 17.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 17.9 | Down from 27.6 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 5 | Down from 8 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 32.1 | Up from 10.3 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 9 | 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.