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 |
Secondary |
|
| 2003–04 |
|
2007–08 |
|
| All |
|
Public |
|
Private |
|
All |
|
Public |
|
Private |
|
| Total, number |
970,600 |
|
910,300 |
|
60,400 |
|
1,093,400 |
|
1,032,800 |
|
60,600 |
|
| Total, percentage |
100.0 |
|
93.8 |
|
6.2 |
|
100.0 |
|
94.5 |
|
5.5 |
|
| Years of teaching experience, percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3 or fewer |
16.4 |
|
16.0 |
|
23.0 |
|
16.8 |
|
16.8 |
|
16.4 |
|
| 4–9 |
26.7 |
|
26.7 |
|
28.0 |
|
28.0 |
|
28.0 |
|
26.9 |
|
| 10–19 |
25.1 |
|
25.3 |
|
21.2 |
|
27.3 |
|
27.4 |
|
25.3 |
|
| 20 or more |
31.8 |
|
32.0 |
|
27.8 |
|
28.0 |
|
27.8 |
|
31.4 |
|
| Average years of teaching experience, number |
14.3 |
|
14.4 |
|
13.1 |
|
13.7 |
|
13.6 |
|
15.2 |
|
| Main teaching assignment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Elementary-level teachers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General |
0.2 |
|
0.2 |
|
‡ |
|
0.2 |
! |
0.2 |
! |
‡ |
|
| English |
# |
|
0.1 |
! |
‡ |
|
0.1 |
! |
0.1 |
! |
‡ |
|
| English as a second language |
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
| Mathematics |
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
0.1 |
! |
0.1 |
! |
‡ |
|
| Special education |
0.5 |
|
0.6 |
|
‡ |
|
0.6 |
|
0.6 |
|
‡ |
|
| Other |
0.4 |
|
0.4 |
|
‡ |
|
0.2 |
|
0.2 |
|
‡ |
|
| Secondary-level teachers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| English |
15.7 |
|
15.5 |
|
17.5 |
|
16.8 |
|
16.8 |
|
15.3 |
|
| English as a second language |
0.8 |
|
0.8 |
|
‡ |
|
0.9 |
|
0.9 |
|
‡ |
|
| Foreign language |
5.8 |
|
5.5 |
|
11.6 |
|
5.6 |
|
5.4 |
|
9.6 |
|
| Mathematics |
13.5 |
|
13.5 |
|
14.3 |
|
14.3 |
|
14.3 |
|
13.7 |
|
| Science |
11.9 |
|
11.8 |
|
13.5 |
|
12.1 |
|
11.9 |
|
14.8 |
|
| Social sciences |
12.2 |
|
12.2 |
|
12.3 |
|
12.2 |
|
12.2 |
|
13.4 |
|
| Special education |
10.1 |
|
10.7 |
|
1.9 |
! |
9.3 |
|
9.7 |
|
2.3 |
! |
| Vocational/technical |
12.5 |
|
13.1 |
|
3.3 |
|
11.5 |
|
12.1 |
|
2.8 |
|
| Other |
16.2 |
|
15.7 |
|
24.8 |
|
16.1 |
|
15.5 |
|
26.1 |
|
| Certification type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Regular |
83.8 |
|
86.5 |
|
43.0 |
|
86.1 |
|
88.0 |
|
54.8 |
|
| Probationary |
3.8 |
|
4.0 |
|
1.1 |
! |
4.0 |
|
4.1 |
|
1.6 |
|
| Provisional |
4.7 |
|
4.9 |
|
1.9 |
|
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
| Temporary |
2.5 |
|
2.5 |
|
2.1 |
! |
3.7 |
|
3.9 |
|
1.4 |
! |
| Waiver or emergency |
0.7 |
|
0.7 |
|
‡ |
|
2.7 |
|
2.8 |
|
0.9 |
! |
| No certification |
4.5 |
|
1.4 |
|
51.5 |
|
3.5 |
|
1.3 |
|
41.4 |
|
| ― Not available. |
| # Rounds to zero. |
| ! Interpret with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases). |
| NOTE: Included in the total but not shown separately are full-time teachers in combined schools. The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) questionnaire was redesigned in 2007–08; the teacher certification question no longer included provisional certification as an option. Probationary refers to a teaching certificate granted to those who have satisfied all requirements for certification except the completion of a probationary period. No certification refers to those who do not hold a teaching certificate in the state in which they currently teach. For more information on SASS, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2003–04 and 2007–08. |
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