Class Environment

Bluffton Middle


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 59 Down from 61
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 67.8 Up from 60.7
Teacher attendance rate 92.3 No change
Average teacher salary $77,381 Up from $70,903
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 86.9 Up from 81.3
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 86.6 Up from 84.6
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 0.0 Down from 1.6
Prime instructional time 84.1 Up from 82.8
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 25.0 to 1 Up from 24.2 to 1
Percent of inexperienced principals 100.0 No change
Number of inexperienced principals 1.0 Down from 100
Percent of inexperienced other school leaders 33.3 Down from 50
Number of inexperienced other school leaders 1.0 No change
Percent of inexperienced teachers 15.9 Up from 13.6
Number of inexperienced teachers 10 Up from 8
Percent of out-of-field teachers 4.8 Down from 8.5
Number of out-of-field teachers 3 Down from 5

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.