Class Environment
Northwood Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 51 | Down from 54 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 62.8 | Down from 63.0 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 92.7 | Down from 93.5 |
| Average teacher salary | $57,437 | Up from $55,802 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 90.7 | Up from 79.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 80.5 | Up from 76.6 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 86.2 | Down from 86.8 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 26.2 to 1 | Down from 28.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 9.6 | Down from 22.2 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 5 | Down from 12 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 5.8 | Up from 5.6 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 3 | No change |
| 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.