Class Environment

Bluffton Elementary And Early Childhood Center


Not Rated
Our School Change from Last Year
Total Number of Teachers 62 Up from 59
Percent of teachers with advanced degrees 61.3 Up from 57.6
Teacher attendance rate 96.1 Up from 90.4
Average teacher salary $67,486 Up from $64,868
Percent of teachers on continuing contract 100.0 No change
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year 81.0 Down from 98.4
Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average 87.2 Up from 84.5
Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks 1.6 Down from 3.4
Prime instructional time 89.0 N/A
Student-teacher ratio in core subjects 21.5 to 1 Up from 19.8 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 19.6 Up from 11.5
Number of inexperienced teachers 10 Up from 6
Percent of out-of-field teachers 11.8 Down from 23.1
Number of out-of-field teachers 6 Down from 12

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.