Class Environment
Buford High School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 37 | Down from 43 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 78.4 | Up from 74.1 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 90.0 | N/A |
| Average teacher salary | $59,696 | Up from $57,831 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | Up from 97.6 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 94.1 | Up from 91.2 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 92.5 | Up from 90.3 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 80.6 | N/A |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 33.0 to 1 | Down from 33.1 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 14.6 | Down from 21.7 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 6 | Down from 10 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 2.4 | Down from 8.7 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 1 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 66.7 | Up from 0 |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 2 | Up from 0 |
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.