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| Table 75. | Percentage of public school teachers of grades 9 through 12, by field of main teaching assignment and selected demographic and educational characteristics: 2007-08 |
| Teacher characteristic | Total | Field of main teaching assignment | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and music | English or language arts | Foreign languages | Health and physical education | Mathematics | Natural sciences | Social sciences | Special education | Vocational/ technical | All other | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Number of teachers (in thousands) | 1,082.3 | (27.39) | 81.1 | (3.53) | 172.2 | (7.55) | 64.2 | (3.54) | 72.1 | (3.75) | 144.8 | (5.73) | 125.1 | (6.14) | 123.9 | (5.31) | 110.1 | (4.91) | 138.4 | (4.90) | 50.6 | (3.27) |
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 42.0 | (0.64) | 43.6 | (2.02) | 24.6 | (1.28) | 21.3 | (1.81) | 62.3 | (2.08) | 43.2 | (1.79) | 46.2 | (1.52) | 64.1 | (1.68) | 27.5 | (1.60) | 48.5 | (1.48) | 41.5 | (2.90) |
| Female | 58.0 | (0.64) | 56.4 | (2.02) | 75.4 | (1.28) | 78.7 | (1.81) | 37.7 | (2.08) | 56.8 | (1.79) | 53.8 | (1.52) | 35.9 | (1.68) | 72.5 | (1.60) | 51.5 | (1.48) | 58.5 | (2.90) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 83.5 | (0.87) | 89.8 | (1.24) | 83.5 | (1.51) | 71.4 | (2.56) | 86.1 | (2.09) | 81.2 | (1.47) | 86.4 | (1.26) | 86.5 | (1.27) | 83.9 | (1.65) | 85.3 | (1.58) | 72.0 | (3.38) |
| Black | 6.9 | (0.65) | 4.8 | (0.77) | 8.2 | (1.22) | 2.7 | (0.75) | 6.7 | (1.36) | 7.3 | (0.95) | 5.5 | (0.78) | 5.3 | (0.74) | 9.0 | (1.24) | 8.7 | (1.22) | 9.3 | (1.39) |
| Hispanic | 6.6 | (0.70) | 3.2 | (0.97) | 5.8 | (0.90) | 22.5 | (2.72) | 5.6 | (1.37) | 6.9 | (1.12) | 4.2 | (0.87) | 5.7 | (1.19) | 4.9 | (1.00) | 3.8 | (0.78) | 14.7 | (3.14) |
| Asian | 1.3 | (0.34) | 0.5 | (0.23) | 1.1 | (0.43) | 2.0 | (0.99) | 0.3 | (0.33) | 2.9 | (0.98) | 2.0 | (0.71) | 1.1 | (0.39) | 0.7 | (0.31) | 0.5 | (0.28) | 1.4 | (0.91) |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2 | (0.07) | 0.1 | (0.07) | 0.3 | (0.24) | ‡ | (†) | 0.1 | (0.08) | 0.2 | (0.19) | 0.4 | (0.31) | 0.2 | (0.17) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | (0.14) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
0.5 | (0.08) | 0.7 | (0.40) | 0.4 | (0.11) | 0.3 | (0.15) | 0.6 | (0.28) | 0.4 | (0.13) | 0.7 | (0.32) | 0.6 | (0.31) | 0.5 | (0.15) | 0.5 | (0.17) | 0.9 | (0.35) |
| Two or more races | 0.9 | (0.13) | 0.8 | (0.27) | 0.8 | (0.21) | 1.1 | (0.63) | 0.7 | (0.36) | 1.1 | (0.44) | 0.8 | (0.30) | 0.6 | (0.25) | 0.8 | (0.30) | 0.9 | (0.27) | 1.5 | (0.83) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 years | 17.4 | (0.49) | 18.8 | (2.05) | 20.7 | (1.41) | 18.8 | (1.94) | 16.2 | (1.56) | 21.6 | (1.54) | 17.2 | (1.58) | 19.9 | (1.40) | 13.8 | (1.41) | 11.7 | (0.78) | 8.8 | (1.66) |
| 30 to 39 years | 25.9 | (0.46) | 22.3 | (1.90) | 28.4 | (1.41) | 25.7 | (1.92) | 31.1 | (2.10) | 25.6 | (1.38) | 25.9 | (1.57) | 31.6 | (1.40) | 26.3 | (1.64) | 19.5 | (1.24) | 19.6 | (2.98) |
| 40 to 49 years | 22.8 | (0.45) | 22.6 | (1.78) | 18.6 | (1.21) | 17.3 | (1.48) | 25.0 | (1.81) | 25.0 | (1.57) | 25.2 | (1.42) | 19.4 | (1.21) | 23.1 | (1.24) | 27.2 | (1.45) | 25.5 | (2.50) |
| 50 to 59 years | 26.4 | (0.55) | 30.3 | (2.86) | 23.7 | (1.25) | 26.4 | (1.71) | 23.5 | (1.92) | 21.3 | (1.55) | 24.7 | (1.39) | 23.4 | (1.34) | 29.5 | (1.84) | 32.9 | (1.59) | 35.0 | (3.13) |
| 60 years and over | 7.5 | (0.32) | 6.0 | (0.95) | 8.5 | (0.80) | 11.8 | (1.75) | 4.2 | (1.05) | 6.4 | (0.71) | 7.0 | (0.76) | 5.7 | (0.76) | 7.3 | (0.92) | 8.8 | (0.97) | 11.1 | (1.88) |
| Age at which first began to teach full time or part time |
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| 25 years or under | 52.2 | (0.70) | 59.7 | (2.34) | 55.8 | (1.69) | 52.1 | (2.59) | 62.8 | (2.29) | 57.6 | (1.89) | 50.0 | (1.71) | 52.6 | (1.72) | 47.6 | (1.79) | 43.7 | (1.58) | 36.0 | (2.86) |
| 26 to 35 years | 29.9 | (0.55) | 26.1 | (1.82) | 29.2 | (1.49) | 29.9 | (2.46) | 31.0 | (2.36) | 24.6 | (1.70) | 33.3 | (1.47) | 33.8 | (1.69) | 32.6 | (1.64) | 29.9 | (1.40) | 27.8 | (2.92) |
| 36 to 45 years | 12.7 | (0.43) | 10.0 | (1.19) | 10.8 | (0.90) | 11.9 | (1.41) | 5.0 | (1.01) | 12.9 | (1.17) | 11.4 | (1.10) | 10.3 | (0.90) | 12.2 | (1.16) | 19.3 | (1.23) | 26.9 | (3.46) |
| 46 to 55 years | 4.4 | (0.24) | 4.1 | (0.87) | 3.8 | (0.55) | 5.1 | (1.31) | 1.0 | (0.48) | 3.7 | (0.64) | 4.5 | (0.75) | 2.8 | (0.54) | 6.7 | (0.93) | 6.1 | (0.75) | 7.8 | (1.37) |
| 56 years or over | 0.7 | (0.10) | 0.1 | (0.05) | 0.5 | (0.22) | 0.9 | (0.37) | 0.1 | (0.14) | 1.1 | (0.33) | 0.8 | (0.26) | 0.5 | (0.21) | 0.8 | (0.30) | 1.1 | (0.41) | 1.5 | (0.54) |
| Years of full-time teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 years | 13.6 | (0.43) | 15.8 | (2.13) | 14.5 | (1.03) | 13.8 | (1.43) | 10.8 | (1.22) | 13.7 | (1.15) | 14.3 | (1.56) | 12.3 | (1.24) | 12.6 | (1.51) | 14.1 | (1.14) | 12.4 | (1.85) |
| 3 to 9 years | 33.5 | (0.56) | 27.7 | (2.04) | 36.5 | (1.64) | 35.4 | (2.30) | 30.1 | (1.99) | 35.0 | (1.50) | 32.6 | (1.46) | 35.9 | (1.67) | 35.0 | (1.51) | 29.6 | (1.27) | 33.9 | (3.15) |
| 10 to 20 years | 29.1 | (0.55) | 29.0 | (1.95) | 25.3 | (1.25) | 26.9 | (2.22) | 30.3 | (1.90) | 31.7 | (1.50) | 31.8 | (1.63) | 29.6 | (1.48) | 28.1 | (1.73) | 28.8 | (1.28) | 31.4 | (2.59) |
| Over 20 years | 23.8 | (0.53) | 27.4 | (2.89) | 23.8 | (1.03) | 23.9 | (2.24) | 28.8 | (1.73) | 19.6 | (1.28) | 21.3 | (1.24) | 22.2 | (1.16) | 24.4 | (1.55) | 27.5 | (1.38) | 22.3 | (3.07) |
| Highest college degree | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's degree | 2.0 | (0.16) | 0.5 | (0.30) | 0.3 | (0.11) | 0.6 | (0.34) | 0.8 | (0.43) | 0.3 | (0.19) | 0.6 | (0.24) | 0.6 | (0.27) | 0.5 | (0.25) | 10.5 | (0.83) | 5.7 | (0.94) |
| Bachelor's degree | 44.5 | (0.79) | 49.6 | (2.20) | 45.0 | (1.49) | 44.9 | (2.33) | 52.7 | (2.00) | 47.2 | (1.77) | 38.9 | (2.03) | 45.4 | (1.62) | 39.6 | (1.70) | 43.7 | (1.43) | 39.2 | (3.17) |
| Master's degree | 46.0 | (0.81) | 44.3 | (2.00) | 46.1 | (1.53) | 45.9 | (2.49) | 41.0 | (2.28) | 47.5 | (1.65) | 51.4 | (1.89) | 46.7 | (1.61) | 50.3 | (1.34) | 38.6 | (1.41) | 46.2 | (3.50) |
| Education specialist1 | 6.0 | (0.28) | 4.7 | (1.06) | 7.1 | (0.74) | 6.8 | (1.02) | 5.3 | (0.91) | 4.2 | (0.75) | 6.1 | (0.81) | 4.9 | (0.61) | 8.6 | (1.03) | 5.9 | (0.75) | 7.4 | (1.45) |
| Doctorate or first professional |
1.5 | (0.14) | 0.9 | (0.25) | 1.5 | (0.34) | 1.8 | (0.65) | 0.1 | (0.10) | 0.9 | (0.23) | 3.0 | (0.64) | 2.4 | (0.55) | 1.0 | (0.55) | 1.2 | (0.46) | 1.5 | (0.52) |
| Major field of study in bachelor's or higher degree2 |
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| Arts and music | 8.9 | (0.33) | 90.3 | (1.93) | 4.7 | (0.51) | 3.0 | (0.73) | 1.1 | (0.38) | 1.6 | (0.36) | 0.9 | (0.35) | 1.6 | (0.45) | 2.0 | (0.48) | 2.2 | (0.54) | 3.1 | (0.84) |
| Education, elementary instruction | 6.0 | (0.31) | 3.7 | (2.12) | 5.2 | (0.66) | 4.7 | (1.21) | 3.1 | (0.76) | 3.8 | (0.53) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 1.5 | (0.40) | 22.5 | (1.38) | 4.0 | (0.61) | 16.8 | (2.91) |
| Education, secondary instruction | 17.2 | (0.53) | 7.2 | (1.00) | 22.4 | (1.10) | 20.6 | (1.99) | 5.7 | (0.97) | 21.8 | (1.14) | 27.0 | (1.38) | 28.7 | (1.44) | 4.4 | (0.69) | 9.5 | (0.92) | 10.4 | (1.66) |
| Education, special education | 10.4 | (0.34) | 1.1 | (0.40) | 6.2 | (0.71) | 2.8 | (0.73) | 3.3 | (0.77) | 3.8 | (0.57) | 1.5 | (0.37) | 2.7 | (0.42) | 72.0 | (1.52) | 2.6 | (0.52) | 6.2 | (1.49) |
| Education, other. | 15.0 | (0.44) | 10.3 | (1.23) | 15.2 | (1.13) | 14.1 | (1.61) | 17.1 | (1.55) | 15.0 | (1.12) | 15.9 | (1.12) | 17.8 | (1.33) | 14.1 | (1.23) | 13.3 | (1.06) | 17.4 | (2.20) |
| English and language arts. | 18.2 | (0.47) | 4.5 | (0.82) | 81.7 | (1.14) | 16.0 | (1.76) | 3.3 | (0.97) | 3.0 | (0.51) | 1.8 | (0.46) | 6.2 | (0.88) | 10.7 | (1.08) | 3.9 | (0.69) | 18.1 | (2.56) |
| Foreign languages | 6.5 | (0.31) | 1.0 | (0.29) | 3.9 | (0.71) | 79.9 | (1.81) | 0.7 | (0.46) | 1.6 | (0.52) | 1.2 | (0.40) | 1.2 | (0.33) | 1.3 | (0.43) | 0.5 | (0.23) | 8.1 | (1.62) |
| Health and physical education | 10.5 | (0.41) | 1.5 | (0.44) | 2.0 | (0.43) | 2.0 | (0.62) | 88.5 | (1.46) | 5.6 | (0.73) | 7.8 | (0.77) | 8.5 | (1.03) | 5.4 | (0.79) | 3.4 | (0.56) | 10.1 | (1.25) |
| Mathematics | 10.3 | (0.34) | 2.5 | (0.80) | 0.7 | (0.32) | 1.8 | (0.58) | 1.3 | (0.42) | 67.3 | (1.64) | 3.2 | (1.39) | 0.2 | (0.18) | 1.0 | (0.36) | 1.0 | (0.30) | 3.8 | (0.98) |
| Natural sciences | 12.7 | (0.53) | 1.0 | (0.35) | 0.5 | (0.14) | 1.4 | (0.58) | 2.0 | (0.59) | 10.3 | (1.68) | 83.5 | (1.17) | 1.4 | (0.34) | 4.1 | (0.94) | 3.4 | (0.62) | 6.2 | (1.21) |
| Social sciences | 19.6 | (0.44) | 4.1 | (0.83) | 13.0 | (0.90) | 15.6 | (1.72) | 7.5 | (1.19) | 8.3 | (0.70) | 7.5 | (1.02) | 82.8 | (1.29) | 24.8 | (1.61) | 7.3 | (0.89) | 19.2 | (1.95) |
| Vocational/technical education | 16.0 | (0.49) | 3.6 | (0.86) | 4.0 | (0.68) | 3.7 | (0.81) | 4.3 | (0.94) | 13.3 | (1.31) | 7.9 | (0.90) | 5.8 | (0.88) | 8.8 | (0.88) | 73.6 | (1.21) | 19.0 | (2.81) |
| Other field | 8.6 | (0.34) | 5.4 | (0.91) | 9.9 | (0.81) | 12.8 | (1.62) | 5.2 | (1.15) | 9.5 | (1.04) | 6.3 | (1.08) | 6.9 | (0.87) | 7.1 | (0.82) | 5.4 | (0.62) | 28.3 | (3.14) |
| No degree | 2.0 | (0.16) | 0.5 | (0.30) | 0.3 | (0.11) | 0.6 | (0.34) | 0.8 | (0.43) | 0.3 | (0.19) | 0.6 | (0.24) | 0.6 | (0.27) | 0.5 | (0.25) | 10.5 | (0.83) | 5.7 | (0.94) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Data may sum to more than 100 percent because (1) a teacher who reported more than one major is represented in more than one field of study and (2) a teacher with multiple degrees in different fields of study is represented in more than one field of study. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire," 2007-08. (This table was prepared October 2009.) |
