Class Environment

Bluffton High School


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 87 Down from 88
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 65.5 Down from 68.2
Teacher attendance rate 93.5 Up from 93.2
Average teacher salary $72,612 Up from $69,697
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 89.8 Down from 97.5
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 91.2 Up from 86.7
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 79.3 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 31.3 to 1 Down from 32.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 50.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 2.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 11.6 Up from 8.8
Number of inexperienced teachers 11 Up from 9
Percent of out-of-field teachers 5.3 Up from 2
Number of out-of-field teachers 5 Up from 2

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.

Note: The method for calculating prime instructional time was adjusted for 2025 school report cards. Comparing 2025 prime instructional time to prior years is not appropriate.