Elementary and Secondary Education

School Characteristics and Climate

Table A-17-1. Number and percentage distribution of full-time teachers, by school level, school type, and selected teacher characteristics: School years 2003–04 and 2007–08

Teacher characteristic	All teachers
	2003–04					2007–08
	All		Public	Private		All	Public	Private
Total, number	3,314,700		2,948,200	366,500		3,501,400	3,114,700	386,800
Total, percentage	100.0		88.9	11.1		100.0	89.0	11.0
Sex	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0
Male	25.2		25.5	23.1		24.9	24.8	25.5
Female	74.8		74.5	76.9		75.1	75.2	74.5
Age	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0
Under 30	17.1		16.7	20.4		18.2	18.2	17.9
30–39	24.3		24.6	21.9		26.1	26.4	23.1
40–49	25.5		25.7	24.1		23.6	23.7	23.1
50–59	28.9		29.2	26.2		25.7	25.7	25.5
60 and over	4.2		3.9	7.4		6.4	5.9	10.5
Race/ethnicity	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0
White	83.3		82.7	87.9		82.9	82.5	86.1
Black	7.8		8.2	4.3		6.9	7.3	4.3
Hispanic	6.2		6.4	4.5		7.2	7.3	6.0
Asian	1.4		1.3	1.9		1.3	1.2	2.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2		0.2	0.2	!	0.2	0.2	0.3	!
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5		0.5	‡		0.5	0.5	0.4
Two or more races	0.7		0.7	0.7	!	0.9	0.9	0.7
Locale	—		—	—		100.0	100.0	100.0
City	—		—	—		28.1	26.3	42.3
Suburban	—		—	—		35.0	34.8	36.3
Town	—		—	—		13.2	13.9	7.7
Rural	—		—	—		23.8	25.1	13.7
Highest degree earned	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than bachelor's	1.7	!	1.0	‡		1.5	0.8	7.0
Bachelor's	52.1		51.3	58.5		49.1	48.2	56.1
Postbaccalaureate	46.1		47.6	34.1		49.5	51.0	36.8
Master's	39.3		40.6	28.9		42.8	44.1	32.1
Education specialist or professional diploma	5.6		5.9	3.3		5.7	6.1	2.6
Doctor's or first-professional	1.2		1.1	1.9		1.0	0.8	2.1
Average base salary, in constant 2010–11 dollars	$51,000		$52,700	$37,500		$50,300	$51,800	$37,800
Base salary, in constant 2010–11 dollars, percentage	100.0		100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0
Less than $30,000	5.1		1.9	30.6		4.9	1.9	28.8
$30,000–$44,999	34.7		33.7	42.8		39.2	38.3	45.8
$45,000–$59,999	35.5		37.4	20.0		32.6	34.3	18.4
$60,000–$74,999	16.0		17.4	5.2		15.3	16.6	5.2
$75,000 or more	8.7		9.6	1.5		8.1	8.8	1.7

See notes at end of table.

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