Class Environment
Bluffton High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 79.0 | Up from 76.0 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 64.6 | Up from 60.5 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 93.1 | Up from 85.8 |
| Average teacher salary | $53,561 | Up from $53,255 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 21.5 | Down from 68.4 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 94.3 | Up from 80.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 86.4 | Up from 84.0 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 87.9 | Up from 79.4 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 30.3 to 1 | Down from 30.7 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 7.1 | Down from 10 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0.0 | Down from 5 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 0 | Down 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.