We know that the ratio of students to teachers is 36 to 1, and there are 1,260 students. So we can set up a proportion:
$\frac{1260}{x} = \frac{36}{1}$
Now, we can solve for x:
$1260 = 36x$
$x = \frac{1260}{36}$
$x = 35$
So there are currently 35 teachers.
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