Class Environment
Beechwood Middle School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 64 | Down from 67 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 70.3 | Up from 69.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.7 | Up from 92.2 |
| Average teacher salary | $57,934 | Up from $56,648 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 98.4 | Down from 100.0 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 91.5 | Up from 78.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 87.1 | N/A |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 3.1 | Up from 1.5 |
| Prime instructional time | 86.6 | Up from 85.3 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 24.1 to 1 | Down from 24.6 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 8.5 | Down from 14.9 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 6 | Down from 11 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 8.5 | Down from 12.2 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 6 | Down from 9 |
| 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.