Class Environment
Morningside Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 44 | Down from 56 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 59.1 | Down from 62.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.9 | Up from 92.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $57,781 | Up from $55,284 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 93.2 | Up from 92.9 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 61.7 | Up from 59.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 62.7 | Down from 70.8 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 9.1 | Up from 1.8 |
| Prime instructional time | 82.9 | Up from 77.7 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 21.0 to 1 | Down from 23.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 20.0 | Down from 44.1 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 10 | Down from 26 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 30.0 | Down from 54.2 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 15 | Down from 32 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 50.0 | Up from 25 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 2 | Up 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.