Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table S-32-2. Standard errors for the number and percentage distribution of teacher stayers, movers, and leavers, by school sector and selected school characteristics in the base year: School year 2008-09

	All school teachers			Public school teachers			Private school teachers
School characteristic in base year	Stayers	Movers	Leavers	Stayers	Movers	Leavers	Stayers	Movers	Leavers
Total, number	46,250	18,120	22,380	41,970	18,080	20,400	14,880	2,980	7,140
Total, percentage	0.78	0.47	0.54	0.84	0.53	0.55	1.72	0.60	1.53
School classification
Traditional public	0.84	0.53	0.57	0.84	0.53	0.57	†	†	†
Public charter	4.68	3.31	2.87	4.68	3.31	2.87	†	†	†

School level
Elementary	0.87	0.56	0.68	0.96	0.61	0.74	2.05	1.10	1.84
Secondary	1.69	1.21	1.04	1.70	1.28	1.05	3.87	1.73	3.21
Combined	2.81	1.07	2.39	4.36	2.41	2.94	3.10	0.79	2.87

Enrollment size
Less than 300	1.99	1.17	1.38	3.14	1.93	2.06	2.36	1.03	2.12
300–499	1.95	0.99	1.62	2.18	1.12	1.80	2.31	1.14	2.05
500–999	1.29	0.64	0.95	1.35	0.69	0.99	3.54	1.20	2.99
1,000 or more	1.62	1.19	1.12	1.64	1.22	1.10	6.73	†	6.28

Racial/ethnic concentration
More than 50 percent White	1.07	0.56	0.87	1.20	0.65	0.92	1.73	0.62	1.60
More than 50 percent Black	2.62	2.09	1.41	2.64	2.17	1.39	9.42	4.73	8.84
More than 50 percent Hispanic	2.42	1.77	1.35	2.60	1.89	1.41	6.79	†	2.63
Other	1.96	1.18	1.40	2.22	1.31	1.49	6.67	2.27	5.92

Percentage of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch

0–25 percent	1.50	0.93	1.09	1.58	1.00	1.13	4.77	1.19	4.76
26–50 percent	2.13	1.27	1.56	2.18	1.30	1.63	5.94	†	4.42
51–75 percent	2.01	1.00	1.74	2.04	1.01	1.77	9.14	†	5.15
76–100 percent	1.74	1.38	0.96	1.81	1.42	0.95	9.66	†	†
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch	1.87	0.71	1.73	5.34	2.41	†	1.99	0.70	1.81

Region
Northeast	2.11	1.10	1.55	2.37	1.29	1.76	3.29	1.35	2.83
Midwest	1.46	0.92	1.34	1.64	1.05	1.39	4.15	0.83	4.04
South	1.35	0.91	0.90	1.46	1.02	0.94	2.46	1.00	2.29
West	1.34	0.96	1.01	1.41	1.07	1.07	3.57	1.42	3.06

Locale
City	1.29	0.81	0.99	1.41	0.97	1.01	2.81	0.96	2.55
Suburban	1.20	0.70	1.00	1.30	0.80	1.08	2.96	0.98	2.71
Town	3.43	1.93	2.39	3.64	2.06	2.51	4.47	2.43	3.08
Rural	1.90	0.93	1.41	1.97	0.97	1.44	4.50	1.59	3.86
† Not applicable.
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,” 2008–09.

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