Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table S-32-3. Standard errors for the number and percentage distribution of teacher stayers, movers, and leavers, by school sector and selected teacher characteristics in the base year: School year 2008-09

	All school teachers			Public school teachers			Private school teachers
Teacher 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
Sex
Male	1.65	1.17	1.04	1.77	1.33	1.13	3.42	1.29	3.11
Female	0.85	0.50	0.61	0.94	0.57	0.65	1.84	0.68	1.63

Age
Under 30	2.41	1.54	1.66	2.62	1.70	1.79	4.65	1.90	4.46
30–39	2.04	1.20	1.43	2.14	1.33	1.46	3.73	1.42	3.35
40–49	1.41	0.97	0.93	1.54	1.09	0.91	2.93	1.22	2.81
50–59	1.42	0.93	1.12	1.61	1.08	1.26	2.11	0.63	2.06
60 and over	3.76	0.56	3.68	4.20	0.65	4.13	5.59	1.14	5.24

Race/ethnicity
White	0.89	0.51	0.64	0.96	0.58	0.67	1.82	0.59	1.59
Black	3.13	1.81	2.28	3.13	1.90	2.27	10.90	3.78	10.11
Hispanic	3.14	2.24	1.77	3.18	2.54	1.81	8.37	†	7.18
Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander	9.76	†	5.80	10.84	†	3.84	19.14	†	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	27.40	†	†	29.40	†	†	†	†	†
Two or more races	6.91	†	†	9.47	†	†	†	†	†

Highest degree earned
Less than bachelor's	10.58	†	†	16.81	†	†	7.86	†	7.66
Bachelor's	1.29	0.68	0.93	1.46	0.77	1.02	2.62	1.01	2.19
Postbaccalaureate
Master's	1.12	0.74	0.79	1.18	0.81	0.87	3.04	1.03	2.76
Education specialist or
professional diploma	4.56	2.47	3.32	4.85	2.69	3.49	8.49	†	†
Doctoral or first-professional	6.85	†	4.26	12.27	†	†	5.60	†	†

Years as a teacher
3 or fewer	2.51	1.39	1.93	2.69	1.67	1.95	4.92	1.53	4.52
4–9	1.66	0.97	1.26	1.85	1.04	1.39	2.67	1.59	2.19
10–19	1.22	0.66	0.91	1.32	0.74	0.99	2.96	0.81	2.74
20 or more	1.59	0.92	1.47	1.77	1.04	1.63	2.27	0.75	2.05

Teaching status
Full-time	0.81	0.52	0.53	0.87	0.58	0.54	1.63	0.69	1.42
Part-time	3.06	1.43	2.70	3.67	1.76	3.20	5.28	1.64	4.69

Certification type
Regular	0.81	0.48	0.60	0.86	0.51	0.62	1.81	0.67	1.59
Probationary	6.73	5.63	3.14	7.11	5.91	†	13.67	†	†
Temporary	3.68	2.09	2.76	3.66	2.22	2.74	16.48	†	†
Waiver or emergency	5.26	4.02	2.54	6.29	4.71	2.91	4.65	†	†
No certification	3.44	1.17	3.03	13.28	†	†	2.94	1.02	2.63

Main teaching assignment
Early childhood/general elementary	1.05	0.84	0.75	1.18	0.93	0.81	2.50	1.34	2.08
Special education	3.86	2.14	3.34	3.98	2.22	3.43	12.63	†	12.53
Arts/music	2.33	1.78	1.00	2.55	1.97	1.07	4.56	†	2.67
English/language arts	2.44	1.43	1.95	2.82	1.69	2.14	4.71	1.20	4.43
Mathematics	2.46	1.29	1.95	2.66	1.45	2.07	5.17	†	4.99
Natural sciences	3.59	1.50	2.90	3.62	1.78	2.95	7.08	1.85	6.02
Social sciences	3.59	2.92	1.74	4.07	3.34	1.98	5.30	2.28	4.24
Other	2.04	1.03	1.79	2.17	1.13	1.81	5.28	1.44	5.32

Median base salary, in constant 2009–10 dollars
Median base salary, in constant 2009–10 dollars	$730	$650	$1,370	$840	$730	$1,190	$1,220	$1,650	$1,840

Base salary, in constant 2009–10 dollars
Base salary, in constant 2009–10 dollars
Less than $30,000	2.23	1.07	1.78	2.96	2.03	1.71	3.02	1.06	2.67
$30,000–$44,000	1.37	0.83	0.92	1.37	0.92	0.94	2.83	1.20	2.38
$45,000–$59,000	1.67	0.95	1.16	1.80	1.03	1.24	3.57	1.12	3.34
$60,000–$74,000	2.23	1.32	1.74	2.19	1.39	1.66	7.84	†	7.75
$75,000 or more	2.77	†	2.05	2.90	†	2.13	8.46	†	†


† 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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