Class Environment

Buist Academy


Classroom Environment

Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 33 Up from 32
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 75.8 Down from 78.1
Teacher attendance rate 95.2 No change
Average teacher salary $80,011 Up from $69,563
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 84.4 Up from 77.8
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 78.8 Up from 69.9
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 No change
Prime instructional time 89.5 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 23.7 to 1 Down from 24.4 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced principals 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 0.0 N/A
Percent of inexperienced teachers 5.7 Down from 8.3
Number of inexperienced teachers 2 Down from 3
Percent of out-of-field teachers 2.9 Down from 8.3
Number of out-of-field teachers 1 Down from 3

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.