Elementary and Secondary Education
School Characteristics and Climate
Table A-17-2. Number and percentage distribution of full-time teachers, by school level, school type, and selected teaching characteristics: School years 2003–04 and 2007–08—Continued
| Teaching characteristic |
Elementary |
| 2003–04 |
|
2007–08 |
|
| All |
|
Public |
|
Private |
|
All |
|
Public |
|
Private |
|
| Total, number |
2,062,600 |
|
1,884,600 |
|
178,000 |
|
2,103,400 |
|
1,936,400 |
|
166,900 |
|
| Total, percentage |
100.0 |
|
91.4 |
|
8.6 |
|
100.0 |
|
92.1 |
|
7.9 |
|
| Years of teaching experience, percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3 or fewer |
16.3 |
|
15.8 |
|
21.4 |
|
17.3 |
|
17.0 |
|
20.2 |
|
| 4–9 |
27.1 |
|
27.2 |
|
26.2 |
|
27.9 |
|
28.0 |
|
25.9 |
|
| 10–19 |
27.0 |
|
27.1 |
|
26.7 |
|
27.8 |
|
27.9 |
|
25.5 |
|
| 20 or more |
29.6 |
|
29.9 |
|
25.7 |
|
27.1 |
|
27.0 |
|
28.5 |
|
| Average years of teaching experience, number |
13.9 |
|
14.0 |
|
13.1 |
|
13.5 |
|
13.5 |
|
13.7 |
|
| Main teaching assignment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Elementary-level teachers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General |
56.3 |
|
55.4 |
|
65.8 |
|
53.8 |
|
53.1 |
|
61.9 |
|
| English |
2.8 |
|
2.8 |
|
2.6 |
|
4.0 |
|
4.0 |
|
4.0 |
|
| English as a second language |
0.9 |
|
1.0 |
|
‡ |
|
0.8 |
|
0.9 |
|
‡ |
|
| Mathematics |
1.0 |
|
0.9 |
|
2.2 |
|
1.2 |
|
1.1 |
|
2.3 |
|
| Special education |
8.9 |
|
9.6 |
|
‡ |
|
8.7 |
|
9.3 |
|
1.4 |
|
| Other |
8.2 |
|
7.7 |
|
13.5 |
|
8.6 |
|
8.0 |
|
15.8 |
|
| Secondary-level teachers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| English |
5.1 |
|
5.2 |
|
4.6 |
|
5.2 |
|
5.2 |
|
4.7 |
|
| English as a second language |
0.4 |
|
0.4 |
|
‡ |
|
0.3 |
|
0.4 |
|
‡ |
|
| Foreign language |
0.6 |
|
0.7 |
|
0.3 |
! |
0.4 |
|
0.4 |
|
0.6 |
|
| Mathematics |
3.5 |
|
3.5 |
|
2.9 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.3 |
|
2.6 |
|
| Science |
3.3 |
|
3.4 |
|
2.0 |
|
2.8 |
|
2.8 |
|
3.0 |
|
| Social sciences |
2.6 |
|
2.6 |
|
3.0 |
|
3.4 |
|
3.5 |
|
2.2 |
|
| Special education |
2.3 |
|
2.5 |
|
‡ |
|
2.0 |
|
2.2 |
|
‡ |
|
| Vocational/technical |
1.3 |
|
1.4 |
|
‡ |
|
0.8 |
|
0.9 |
|
‡ |
|
| Other |
2.8 |
|
3.0 |
|
1.1 |
|
3.8 |
|
4.0 |
|
1.3 |
|
| Certification type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Regular |
86.0 |
|
88.9 |
|
54.6 |
|
87.4 |
|
89.9 |
|
57.8 |
|
| Probationary |
3.4 |
|
3.5 |
|
1.5 |
|
3.5 |
|
3.6 |
|
2.6 |
|
| Provisional |
3.9 |
|
3.9 |
|
3.8 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
| Temporary |
2.0 |
|
2.0 |
|
1.9 |
! |
4.0 |
|
4.1 |
|
3.0 |
|
| Waiver or emergency |
0.6 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.4 |
! |
1.7 |
|
1.7 |
|
1.7 |
|
| No certification |
4.2 |
|
1.0 |
|
37.9 |
|
3.4 |
|
0.7 |
|
34.9 |
|
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