Class Environment
Alston Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 48 | Down from 59 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 50.0 | Up from 41.9 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.4 | Down from 93.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $53,378 | Up from $49,555 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | Up from 98.3 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 75.0 | Down from 75.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 81.3 | Down from 86.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 110.4 | Up from 0.0 |
| Prime instructional time | 84.8 | Down from 85.6 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.9 to 1 | Down from 26.0 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 31.4 | Down from 39.1 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 16 | Down from 27 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 5.9 | Down from 18.8 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 3 | Down from 13 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 25.0 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 1 | Up from 0 |
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.