Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table S-32-1. Standard errors for the number and percentage of public and private school teacher stayers, movers, and leavers: Various school years 1988-89 through 2008-09

	Number				Percent
Sector and year	Total base year teachers	Stayers	Movers	Leavers	Stayers	Movers	Leavers
Public
1988–89	—	55,480	9,780	6,910	0.46	0.41	0.30
1991–92	46,360	44,490	8,570	9,250	0.49	0.34	0.36
1994–95	19,630	21,990	9,150	8,570	0.52	0.35	0.34
2000–01	19,610	24,050	13,770	11,240	0.58	0.45	0.37
2004–05	30,450	30,600	16,000	14,540	0.59	0.49	0.44
2008–09	44,370	41,970	18,080	20,400	0.84	0.53	0.55

Private
1988–89	—	12,670	1,980	2,530	1.31	0.70	0.85
1991–92	10,860	9,530	1,830	3,130	0.90	0.51	0.80
1994–95	5,440	5,570	1,350	2,690	0.79	0.35	0.70
2000–01	10,500	9,270	2,340	3,460	0.83	0.49	0.69
2004–05	11,270	10,610	2,510	10,990	2.00	0.55	2.18
2008–09	13,540	14,880	2,980	7,140	1.72	0.60	1.53
— Not available.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current Teacher Data File” and "Former Teacher Data File,” 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2000–2001, 2004–05, and 2008–09.

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