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| Table 68. | Highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching experience for teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected teacher characteristics: 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08 |
| Selected characteristic | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Percent of teachers, by highest degree earned, 2007-08 | Percent of teachers, by years of full-time teaching experience, 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | Less than bachelor's | Bachelor's | Master's | Education specialist1 | Doctor's | Less than 3 | 3 to 9 | 10 to 20 | Over 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Public schools Total |
3,002 | (19.4) | 3,251 | (29.2) | 3,405 | (44.0) | 0.8 | (0.06) | 47.4 | (0.59) | 44.5 | (0.55) | 6.4 | (0.25) | 0.9 | (0.08) | 13.4 | (0.59) | 33.6 | (0.52) | 29.3 | (0.55) | 23.7 | (0.60) | |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 754 | (10.7) | 813 | (13.3) | 821 | (20.4) | 2.0 | (0.17) | 47.0 | (1.05) | 43.9 | (1.04) | 5.5 | (0.40) | 1.6 | (0.22) | 13.6 | (0.87) | 33.2 | (0.85) | 28.5 | (0.90) | 24.7 | (0.88) | |
| Females | 2,248 | (16.0) | 2,438 | (23.5) | 2,584 | (34.6) | 0.4 | (0.05) | 47.5 | (0.65) | 44.8 | (0.63) | 6.7 | (0.29) | 0.7 | (0.08) | 13.4 | (0.57) | 33.7 | (0.59) | 29.5 | (0.62) | 23.4 | (0.68) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,532 | (17.2) | 2 | 2,702 | (30.1) | 2,829 | (38.7) | 0.7 | (0.05) | 46.8 | (0.66) | 45.7 | (0.64) | 6.0 | (0.23) | 0.8 | (0.09) | 13.0 | (0.61) | 32.6 | (0.55) | 29.7 | (0.55) | 24.8 | (0.64) |
| Black | 228 | (6.0) | 2 | 257 | (11.0) | 239 | (15.8) | 1.0 | (0.22) | 47.0 | (2.04) | 41.4 | (2.12) | 8.7 | (1.02) | 2.0 | (0.45) | 13.1 | (1.32) | 38.0 | (1.90) | 27.0 | (1.88) | 22.0 | (1.85) |
| Hispanic | 169 | (6.4) | 2 | 202 | (11.3) | 240 | (16.6) | 0.9 | (0.27) | 56.3 | (2.60) | 34.1 | (2.42) | 7.7 | (1.38) | 1.1 | (0.34) | 18.0 | (1.82) | 39.0 | (2.78) | 28.3 | (2.42) | 14.7 | (1.80) |
| Asian | 48 | (2.7) | 3 | 42 | (2.5) | 42 | (7.2) | 3.3 | (2.12) | 37.7 | (5.05) | 47.1 | (4.62) | 10.5 | (2.19) | 1.5 | (0.71) | 16.2 | (3.46) | 41.8 | (4.79) | 25.6 | (3.72) | 16.4 | (3.13) |
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | 6 | (0.8) | 6 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 51.7 | (9.88) | 39.1 | (9.95) | 5.9 | (4.50) | 2.3 | (3.35) | 15.3 | (6.70) | 48.3 | (11.55) | 19.9 | (9.22) | 16.5 | (7.21) | |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
26 | (1.9) | 2 | 17 | (1.2) | 17 | (1.9) | 1.8 | (0.73) | 56.2 | (4.63) | 34.1 | (4.41) | 4.7 | (1.76) | 3.2 | (3.97) | 11.8 | (2.86) | 29.7 | (5.11) | 33.6 | (4.66) | 24.9 | (4.29) |
| Two or more races | — | (†) | 24 | (2.2) | 31 | (2.9) | 0.6 | (0.37) | 37.1 | (4.67) | 52.7 | (4.73) | 8.9 | (2.51) | 0.7 | (0.56) | 21.0 | (3.95) | 36.6 | (4.16) | 20.0 | (4.00) | 22.4 | (3.95) | |
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 509 | (9.2) | 540 | (27.4) | 612 | (22.4) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 70.1 | (1.25) | 28.0 | (1.22) | 1.5 | (0.25) | 0.1 | (0.08) | 44.1 | (1.65) | 55.9 | (1.65) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |
| 30 to 39 | 661 | (9.8) | 798 | (14.5) | 898 | (16.8) | 0.7 | (0.15) | 46.8 | (0.98) | 46.1 | (1.03) | 6.0 | (0.50) | 0.4 | (0.10) | 10.3 | (0.70) | 53.5 | (0.91) | 36.3 | (0.90) | ‡ | (†) | |
| 40 to 49 | 953 | (10.3) | 840 | (14.3) | 808 | (19.2) | 1.1 | (0.14) | 43.7 | (1.22) | 47.3 | (1.15) | 7.3 | (0.61) | 0.7 | (0.12) | 7.4 | (0.57) | 25.1 | (0.88) | 45.2 | (1.28) | 22.3 | (1.09) | |
| 50 to 59 | 786 | (12.6) | 942 | (26.0) | 879 | (21.1) | 0.9 | (0.14) | 38.4 | (1.06) | 50.4 | (0.97) | 8.7 | (0.55) | 1.5 | (0.25) | 3.4 | (0.32) | 11.4 | (0.63) | 29.5 | (1.09) | 55.7 | (1.05) | |
| 60 and over | 93 | (4.0) | 131 | (4.8) | 207 | (10.3) | 1.1 | (0.20) | 35.0 | (1.96) | 51.1 | (1.99) | 9.6 | (1.16) | 3.2 | (0.62) | 2.9 | (0.51) | 8.5 | (0.98) | 22.4 | (1.68) | 66.2 | (2.29) | |
| Level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 1,602 | (13.5) | 1,716 | (25.8) | 1,725 | (37.1) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 49.0 | (0.89) | 43.9 | (0.79) | 6.4 | (0.39) | 0.5 | (0.11) | 13.3 | (0.87) | 32.7 | (0.83) | 29.9 | (0.81) | 24.1 | (0.99) | |
| General | 1,019 | (13.6) | 1,130 | (29.8) | 1,100 | (26.5) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 51.8 | (1.08) | 42.1 | (1.05) | 5.5 | (0.54) | 0.4 | (0.12) | 13.4 | (0.84) | 33.3 | (0.97) | 30.0 | (0.92) | 23.3 | (1.05) | |
| Arts/music | [4] | (†) | 101 | (5.3) | 103 | (6.6) | 0.1 | (0.07) | 48.5 | (3.68) | 43.9 | (3.47) | 6.5 | (1.84) | 1.0 | (0.61) | 14.0 | (2.79) | 30.8 | (3.08) | 29.5 | (3.64) | 25.8 | (3.28) | |
| English | 33 | (2.8) | 70 | (5.1) | 104 | (9.9) | 1.2 | (0.95) | 42.9 | (4.56) | 45.3 | (4.25) | 10.6 | (1.99) | ‡ | (†) | 8.9 | (1.99) | 27.9 | (3.28) | 30.5 | (3.40) | 32.6 | (4.00) | |
| ESL/bilingual | [4] | (†) | 25 | (3.6) | 24 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | 35.5 | (7.63) | 44.7 | (7.09) | 19.1 | (5.84) | ‡ | (†) | 19.1 | (5.58) | 29.7 | (5.67) | 34.3 | (5.83) | 16.8 | (4.70) | |
| Health/physical ed. | [4] | (†) | 73 | (5.0) | 63 | (6.0) | 0.4 | (0.30) | 54.3 | (3.91) | 40.5 | (3.72) | 4.5 | (1.69) | ‡ | (†) | 15.9 | (3.15) | 30.6 | (3.95) | 28.0 | (3.86) | 25.4 | (3.21) | |
| Mathematics | 26 | (2.5) | 19 | (2.3) | 28 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | 49.1 | (9.51) | 44.4 | (9.09) | 4.3 | (2.11) | ‡ | (†) | 14.5 | (5.40) | 23.9 | (5.65) | 26.6 | (7.04) | 34.9 | (8.28) | |
| Science | [4] | (†) | 19 | (3.0) | 15 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 58.0 | (9.34) | 34.0 | (7.93) | 7.4 | (6.78) | ‡ | (†) | 13.1 | (6.10) | 31.4 | (8.13) | 28.2 | (7.40) | 27.4 | (11.59) | |
| Special education | 210 | (5.8) | 240 | (20.6) | 230 | (13.0) | 0.2 | (0.17) | 42.1 | (2.17) | 51.1 | (2.23) | 5.9 | (0.79) | 0.7 | (0.32) | 12.4 | (1.74) | 36.4 | (2.31) | 29.0 | (1.83) | 22.2 | (1.99) | |
| Other elementary | 314 | (8.4) | 40 | (3.5) | 58 | (4.2) | 0.2 | (0.18) | 32.1 | (3.71) | 52.6 | (3.69) | 14.3 | (3.38) | ‡ | (†) | 16.6 | (3.28) | 25.4 | (3.67) | 33.1 | (4.75) | 24.9 | (3.57) | |
| Secondary | 1,401 | (17.7) | 1,534 | (26.0) | 1,680 | (39.0) | 1.3 | (0.10) | 45.7 | (0.74) | 45.2 | (0.73) | 6.5 | (0.29) | 1.3 | (0.12) | 13.6 | (0.46) | 34.5 | (0.57) | 28.6 | (0.59) | 23.3 | (0.53) | |
| Arts/music | [5] | (†) | 112 | (4.1) | 121 | (6.2) | 0.5 | (0.23) | 48.7 | (2.08) | 46.1 | (2.14) | 3.8 | (0.81) | 1.0 | (0.42) | 14.4 | (1.86) | 27.3 | (2.07) | 28.0 | (2.01) | 30.3 | (2.16) | |
| English | 235 | (5.0) | 269 | (9.0) | 306 | (10.0) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 46.7 | (1.64) | 45.0 | (1.50) | 7.1 | (0.68) | 1.1 | (0.23) | 14.0 | (1.05) | 37.0 | (1.60) | 26.1 | (1.28) | 23.0 | (1.04) | |
| ESL/bilingual | [5] | (†) | 18 | (2.5) | 21 | (2.5) | ‡ | (†) | 38.3 | (5.62) | 52.2 | (5.89) | 7.1 | (2.62) | 2.4 | (1.37) | 13.8 | (3.33) | 38.7 | (5.95) | 30.4 | (5.39) | 17.1 | (5.67) | |
| Foreign language | [5] | (†) | 73 | (3.3) | 78 | (5.0) | 0.6 | (0.28) | 45.7 | (2.86) | 45.2 | (2.93) | 6.9 | (1.04) | 1.6 | (0.56) | 14.3 | (1.59) | 36.6 | (2.17) | 27.1 | (2.53) | 21.9 | (1.89) | |
| Health/physical ed. | [5] | (†) | 102 | (4.3) | 119 | (5.7) | 0.5 | (0.25) | 57.5 | (1.93) | 37.2 | (1.91) | 4.7 | (0.91) | 0.1 | (0.09) | 10.6 | (1.32) | 34.1 | (2.93) | 29.5 | (2.19) | 25.9 | (2.18) | |
| Mathematics | 191 | (4.3) | 213 | (5.5) | 252 | (9.1) | 0.2 | (0.11) | 46.6 | (1.59) | 46.6 | (1.59) | 5.6 | (0.77) | 1.1 | (0.31) | 13.9 | (1.17) | 36.4 | (1.56) | 29.5 | (1.48) | 20.2 | (1.27) | |
| Science | 159 | (3.7) | 189 | (6.8) | 195 | (8.3) | 0.4 | (0.17) | 42.7 | (1.78) | 49.3 | (1.61) | 5.5 | (0.65) | 2.1 | (0.43) | 14.9 | (1.34) | 33.2 | (1.44) | 30.9 | (1.55) | 21.1 | (1.20) | |
| Social studies | 147 | (4.3) | 178 | (5.7) | 209 | (9.9) | 0.6 | (0.22) | 45.6 | (1.86) | 45.4 | (1.84) | 6.6 | (1.10) | 1.8 | (0.41) | 12.9 | (0.97) | 37.3 | (1.74) | 29.9 | (1.51) | 19.8 | (1.38) | |
| Special education | 99 | (2.3) | 174 | (7.5) | 165 | (9.7) | 0.2 | (0.14) | 39.5 | (1.95) | 49.3 | (1.83) | 9.9 | (1.15) | 1.1 | (0.61) | 12.8 | (1.81) | 34.2 | (1.68) | 27.4 | (1.85) | 25.6 | (1.88) | |
| Vocational/ technical |
125 | (3.2) | 169 | (5.7) | 164 | (6.3) | 8.9 | (0.72) | 45.2 | (1.43) | 38.9 | (1.45) | 5.8 | (0.71) | 1.1 | (0.39) | 14.5 | (1.30) | 29.7 | (1.38) | 28.5 | (1.42) | 27.3 | (1.38) | |
| Other secondary | 443 | (8.5) | 36 | (2.1) | 47 | (3.4) | 6.1 | (1.00) | 36.5 | (3.24) | 45.5 | (3.71) | 10.5 | (2.04) | 1.4 | (0.52) | 10.2 | (1.66) | 32.5 | (3.30) | 31.4 | (2.56) | 25.9 | (2.47) | |
| Private schools | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 449 | (10.6) | 467 | (10.3) | 490 | (9.2) | 8.1 | (0.58) | 53.9 | (0.95) | 32.8 | (0.84) | 2.8 | (0.25) | 2.4 | (0.38) | 23.6 | (0.99) | 31.0 | (0.82) | 24.6 | (0.86) | 20.8 | (0.75) | |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 107 | (3.8) | 110 | (8.4) | 127 | (4.6) | 7.1 | (1.40) | 45.7 | (2.07) | 37.6 | (2.11) | 4.2 | (0.67) | 5.4 | (1.22) | 24.1 | (2.15) | 29.5 | (1.61) | 23.5 | (1.70) | 22.9 | (1.57) | |
| Females | 342 | (7.7) | 357 | (14.3) | 362 | (7.7) | 8.5 | (0.60) | 56.8 | (1.09) | 31.1 | (0.85) | 2.4 | (0.28) | 1.3 | (0.27) | 23.5 | (0.86) | 31.6 | (0.95) | 25.0 | (0.88) | 20.0 | (0.84) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 402 | (9.6) | 2 | 411 | (12.0) | 423 | (8.8) | 7.1 | (0.73) | 53.5 | (1.15) | 34.2 | (0.95) | 2.9 | (0.29) | 2.4 | (0.41) | 22.5 | (0.97) | 30.6 | (0.85) | 24.5 | (0.89) | 22.4 | (0.82) |
| Black | 17 | (1.4) | 2 | 19 | (2.9) | 20 | (2.2) | 20.1 | (3.60) | 55.3 | (4.05) | 22.2 | (3.56) | 1.6 | (0.72) | ‡ | (†) | 30.2 | (3.60) | 40.6 | (3.70) | 17.7 | (3.08) | 11.4 | (2.36) |
| Hispanic | 21 | (1.5) | 2 | 23 | (3.1) | 29 | (2.1) | 15.2 | (2.32) | 59.3 | (3.70) | 20.9 | (2.58) | 3.7 | (1.29) | 0.9 | (0.49) | 31.9 | (4.70) | 29.8 | (2.91) | 27.7 | (3.87) | 10.5 | (2.03) |
| Asian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 11 | (1.5) | 7.2 | (3.04) | 50.3 | (5.40) | 33.0 | (5.93) | 2.9 | (1.52) | 6.6 | (4.81) | 28.6 | (5.50) | 34.4 | (5.49) | 27.5 | (5.70) | 9.5 | (3.00) | |
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |
| Two or more races | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 55.7 | (9.60) | 31.7 | (8.87) | 5.1 | (2.81) | ‡ | (†) | 23.6 | (8.41) | 34.8 | (8.59) | 31.2 | (8.21) | 10.4 | (4.86) | |
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 87 | (3.1) | 88 | (3.7) | 80 | (3.9) | 11.5 | (1.52) | 68.3 | (1.86) | 19.1 | (1.41) | 1.2 | (0.48) | ‡ | (†) | 55.5 | (1.90) | 44.2 | (1.90) | 0.3 | (0.18) | ‡ | (†) | |
| 30 to 39 | 101 | (3.2) | 103 | (5.8) | 109 | (5.2) | 9.2 | (1.76) | 52.9 | (2.48) | 33.7 | (1.95) | 2.3 | (0.64) | 1.9 | (0.55) | 24.4 | (2.76) | 49.7 | (2.61) | 25.8 | (1.98) | ‡ | (†) | |
| 40 to 49 | 131 | (4.2) | 119 | (7.1) | 116 | (3.6) | 9.1 | (0.85) | 54.4 | (1.90) | 30.1 | (1.45) | 2.9 | (0.51) | 3.5 | (1.21) | 20.4 | (1.56) | 30.4 | (1.82) | 38.3 | (2.04) | 10.9 | (1.07) | |
| 50 to 59 | 106 | (3.2) | 121 | (11.1) | 128 | (4.5) | 5.7 | (0.85) | 49.8 | (1.59) | 39.8 | (1.53) | 2.7 | (0.53) | 2.0 | (0.49) | 13.2 | (1.12) | 17.8 | (1.43) | 28.7 | (1.63) | 40.3 | (1.79) | |
| 60 and over | 25 | (1.2) | 37 | (4.7) | 56 | (3.1) | 4.9 | (1.00) | 43.6 | (2.66) | 39.9 | (2.85) | 6.5 | (1.18) | 5.1 | (1.47) | 7.2 | (1.26) | 7.5 | (1.62) | 18.8 | (1.96) | 66.5 | (2.27) | |
| Level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 261 | (5.8) | 263 | (17.5) | 258 | (6.5) | 10.8 | (0.71) | 59.3 | (1.23) | 27.3 | (0.96) | 2.1 | (0.37) | 0.4 | (0.16) | 23.0 | (0.83) | 31.1 | (0.89) | 24.4 | (1.02) | 21.5 | (1.05) | |
| General | 168 | (4.0) | 174 | (17.1) | 163 | (3.9) | 10.4 | (1.05) | 61.6 | (1.32) | 26.6 | (1.40) | 1.1 | (0.30) | 0.3 | (0.16) | 18.5 | (0.99) | 30.3 | (1.08) | 26.1 | (1.32) | 25.1 | (1.32) | |
| Arts/music | [4] | (†) | 21 | (2.5) | 20 | (1.6) | 14.7 | (2.49) | 54.5 | (3.62) | 27.4 | (3.57) | 2.8 | (1.29) | ‡ | (†) | 42.9 | (3.81) | 25.8 | (2.95) | 21.3 | (3.09) | 10.0 | (2.41) | |
| English | [4] | (†) | 8 | (1.1) | 13 | (1.2) | 8.3 | (2.22) | 56.8 | (5.08) | 27.2 | (4.34) | 6.7 | (3.39) | ‡ | (†) | 21.0 | (3.83) | 33.5 | (4.46) | 25.5 | (4.57) | 20.0 | (4.17) | |
| Health/physical ed. | [4] | (†) | 14 | (1.8) | 14 | (1.7) | 8.9 | (2.32) | 71.6 | (5.66) | 16.8 | (5.79) | 1.8 | (1.26) | ‡ | (†) | 32.3 | (4.36) | 37.3 | (4.80) | 16.2 | (3.56) | 14.1 | (5.56) | |
| Mathematics | [4] | (†) | 6 | (0.7) | 7 | (1.0) | 13.4 | (4.23) | 48.7 | (6.95) | 31.9 | (7.01) | 4.9 | (2.46) | ‡ | (†) | 26.3 | (5.59) | 30.9 | (5.24) | 22.6 | (5.97) | 20.2 | (7.94) | |
| Science | [4] | (†) | 5 | (0.8) | 6 | (0.8) | 3.8 | (3.86) | 56.4 | (9.12) | 37.6 | (8.41) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 15.1 | (6.17) | 31.6 | (7.60) | 32.1 | (7.85) | 21.3 | (6.87) | |
| Special education | 16 | (1.6) | 12 | (2.3) | 9 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 53.1 | (6.27) | 38.4 | (6.47) | 7.7 | (3.40) | ‡ | (†) | 23.2 | (5.26) | 32.2 | (6.49) | 29.6 | (7.32) | 15.0 | (4.33) | |
| Other elementary | 77 | (2.2) | 24 | (3.5) | 27 | (2.3) | 16.1 | (2.36) | 49.5 | (3.65) | 30.5 | (3.74) | 3.4 | (1.23) | ‡ | (†) | 32.5 | (2.87) | 35.6 | (3.62) | 16.8 | (2.60) | 15.1 | (2.76) | |
| Secondary | 188 | (6.2) | 204 | (13.4) | 231 | (7.1) | 5.2 | (0.91) | 47.8 | (1.42) | 38.9 | (1.37) | 3.6 | (0.49) | 4.5 | (0.80) | 24.3 | (1.76) | 31.0 | (1.38) | 24.8 | (1.28) | 20.0 | (1.02) | |
| Arts/music | [5] | (†) | 18 | (1.9) | 19 | (1.8) | 10.5 | (2.35) | 47.4 | (4.54) | 35.2 | (5.13) | 2.8 | (1.83) | 4.1 | (2.40) | 29.5 | (3.88) | 29.7 | (4.36) | 25.2 | (4.70) | 15.5 | (3.95) | |
| English | 33 | (1.7) | 38 | (2.8) | 39 | (2.8) | 3.4 | (0.85) | 51.3 | (3.01) | 39.2 | (3.09) | 2.7 | (0.88) | 3.3 | (2.20) | 23.3 | (2.18) | 29.3 | (2.75) | 27.6 | (3.31) | 19.8 | (2.36) | |
| Foreign language | [5] | (†) | 18 | (2.1) | 22 | (2.6) | 4.6 | (1.79) | 45.7 | (5.15) | 40.3 | (4.79) | 3.2 | (1.39) | 6.1 | (3.50) | 28.5 | (4.64) | 34.5 | (4.59) | 16.6 | (3.46) | 20.4 | (3.57) | |
| Health/physical ed. | [5] | (†) | 9 | (1.0) | 12 | (1.8) | 4.5 | (2.80) | 59.9 | (7.33) | 33.7 | (7.48) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 27.5 | (5.72) | 30.5 | (6.63) | 19.5 | (4.73) | 22.4 | (4.33) | |
| Mathematics | 33 | (1.6) | 31 | (3.2) | 36 | (2.6) | 4.9 | (1.50) | 52.0 | (4.38) | 37.7 | (4.10) | 2.9 | (1.09) | 2.4 | (1.22) | 21.5 | (2.89) | 26.6 | (3.11) | 27.4 | (4.00) | 24.6 | (2.99) | |
| Science | 23 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.8) | 31 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | 48.4 | (3.31) | 40.0 | (3.21) | 3.8 | (1.22) | 7.7 | (2.32) | 22.5 | (3.04) | 33.7 | (3.35) | 24.1 | (2.94) | 19.7 | (3.01) | |
| Social studies | 19 | (1.1) | 27 | (2.4) | 31 | (2.6) | 1.9 | (1.17) | 44.3 | (4.58) | 41.2 | (4.50) | 5.7 | (1.49) | 6.8 | (2.53) | 23.0 | (4.76) | 28.2 | (3.97) | 25.9 | (3.14) | 22.9 | (3.40) | |
| Special education | 7 | (1.0) | 7 | (1.5) | 6 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 53.8 | (8.31) | 36.9 | (7.74) | 5.3 | (3.13) | ‡ | (†) | 15.9 | (5.41) | 45.4 | (6.29) | 27.9 | (6.43) | 10.9 | (3.93) | |
| Vocational/ technical |
4 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.9) | 5 | (0.8) | 13.7 | (5.38) | 49.2 | (8.80) | 36.2 | (8.52) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 29.6 | (8.18) | 27.5 | (7.57) | 23.2 | (8.22) | 19.8 | (6.54) | |
| Other secondary | 69 | (2.6) | 24 | (2.7) | 29 | (2.3) | 13.5 | (5.75) | 35.5 | (4.22) | 41.1 | (4.40) | 5.1 | (2.13) | 4.8 | (1.62) | 24.6 | (5.80) | 34.9 | (4.59) | 24.9 | (3.62) | 15.6 | (2.90) | |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Data for 1999-2000 are only roughly comparable to data for later years, because the new category of two or more races was introduced in 2003-04. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes Pacific Islander. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Included under other elementary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Included under other secondary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes prekindergarten teachers. Data are based on a head count of full-time and part-time teachers rather than on the number of full-time-equivalent teachers reported in other tables. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell suppression. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08; "Private Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08; and "Charter Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared September 2009.) |
