Teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and senior instructional staff in institutions of higher education, by control of institution: Fall 1970 to fall 2009

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Table 4

Teachers in elementary and secondary schools, and senior instructional staff in institutions of higher education, by control of institution: Fall 1970 to fall 2009 [In thousands]

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
         |     All levels      |               Elementary and secondary teachers\1\              |   Higher education
         |                     |_________________________________________________________________| senior instructional
  Fall   |                     |        Total        | Elementary teachers |  Secondary teachers |       staff\2\
         |_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_______________________
         |Total |Public|Private|Total |Public|Private|Total |Public|Private|Total |Public|Private| Total |Public |Private
_________|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______
    1    |  2   |  3   |   4   |  5   |  6   |   7   |  8   |  9   |   10  |  11  |  12  |   13  |   14  |   15  |   16
_________|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1970 ....|2,766 |2,373 |   393 |2,292 |2,059 |   233 |1,283 |1,130 |   153 |1,009 |  929 |    80 |   474 |   314 |   160
1975 ....|3,081 |2,641 |   440 |2,453 |2,198 |\3\255 |1,353 |1,181 |\3\172 |1,100 |1,017 |\3\ 83 |   628 |   443 |   185
1980 ....|3,171 |2,679 |   492 |2,485 |2,184 |   301 |1,401 |1,189 |   212 |1,084 |  995 |    89 |\3\686 |\3\495 |\3\191
1981 ....|3,145 |2,636 |   509 |2,440 |2,127 |\3\313 |1,404 |1,183 |\3\221 |1,037 |  945 |\3\ 92 |   705 |   509 |   196
1982 ....|3,168 |2,639 |   529 |2,458 |2,133 |\3\325 |1,413 |1,182 |\3\231 |1,045 |  951 |\3\ 94 |\3\710 |\3\506 |\3\204
         |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |       |       |
1983 ....|3,200 |2,651 |   549 |2,476 |2,139 |   337 |1,426 |1,186 |   240 |1,050 |  953 |    97 |   724 |   512 |   212
1984 ....|3,225 |2,673 |   552 |2,508 |2,168 |\3\340 |1,451 |1,208 |\3\243 |1,057 |  960 |\3\ 97 |\3\717 |\3\505 |\3\212
1985 ....|3,264 |2,709 |   555 |2,549 |2,206 |   343 |1,483 |1,237 |   246 |1,066 |  969 |    97 |\3\715 |\3\503 |\3\212
1986 ....|3,314 |2,754 |   560 |2,592 |2,244 |\3\348 |1,521 |1,271 |\3\250 |1,071 |  973 |\3\ 98 |\3\722 |\3\510 |\3\212
1987 ....|3,424 |2,831 |   593 |2,631 |2,279 |\3\353 |1,563 |1,306 |\3\257 |1,068 |  973 |\3\ 95 |\4\793 |\4\553 |\4\240
         |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |       |       |
1988 ....|3,472 |2,882 |   590 |2,668 |2,323 |\3\345 |1,604 |1,353 |\3\251 |1,064 |  970 |\3\ 94 |\3\804 |\3\559 |\3\245
1989 ....|3,558 |2,934 |   624 |2,734 |2,357 |\3\377 |1,662 |1,387 |\3\275 |1,072 |  970 |\3\102 |   824 |   577 |   247
1990 ....|3,570 |2,972 |   599 |2,753 |2,398 |\3\355 |1,683 |1,429 |\3\254 |1,070 |  969 |\3\101 |\3\817 |\3\574 |\3\244
1991 ....|3,613 |3,013 |   600 |2,787 |2,432 |\3\355 |1,722 |1,468 |\3\254 |1,065 |  964 |\3\101 |   826 |   581 |   245
1992 ....|3,699 |3,080 |   620 |2,822 |2,459 |\3\363 |1,752 |1,492 |\3\260 |1,070 |  967 |\3\103 |\3\877 |\3\621 |\3\257
         |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |       |       |
1993 ....|3,785 |3,154 |   631 |2,870 |2,504 |\3\366 |1,775 |1,513 |\3\262 |1,095 |  991 |\3\104 |   915 |   650 |   265
1994 ....|3,849 |3,205 |   644 |2,926 |2,552 |\3\374 |1,791 |1,525 |\3\266 |1,135 |1,027 |\3\108 |\3\923 |\3\653 |\3\270
1995 ....|3,910 |3,255 |   655 |2,978 |2,598 |\3\380 |1,794 |1,525 |\3\269 |1,184 |1,073 |\3\111 |   932 |   657 |   275
1996 ....|3,989 |3,324 |   665 |3,054 |2,667 |   387 |1,856 |1,582 |   274 |1,198 |1,085 |   113 |\3\935 |\3\657 |\3\278
1997 ....|4,068 |3,408 |   661 |3,132 |2,744 |   388 |1,889 |1,614 |   275 |1,243 |1,130 |   113 |\3\936 |\3\664 |\3\273
         |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |       |       |
1998\5\ .|4,020 |3,352 |   668 |3,068 |2,677 |   391 |1,847 |1,570 |   277 |1,221 |1,106 |   114 |   952 |   675 |   277
1999\5\ .|4,058 |3,382 |   675 |3,095 |2,700 |   395 |1,859 |1,580 |   279 |1,236 |1,120 |   116 |   963 |   682 |   280
2000\5\ .|4,079 |3,400 |   679 |3,108 |2,712 |   396 |1,862 |1,583 |   279 |1,246 |1,129 |   117 |   971 |   688 |   283
2001\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,129 |2,731 |   399 |1,872 |1,592 |   281 |1,257 |1,139 |   118 |   --- |   --- |   ---
2002\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,142 |2,743 |   400 |1,871 |1,591 |   281 |1,271 |1,152 |   119 |   --- |   --- |   ---
         |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |      |      |       |       |       |
2003\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,149 |2,749 |   400 |1,870 |1,589 |   280 |1,279 |1,159 |   120 |   --- |   --- |   ---
2004\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,162 |2,761 |   401 |1,864 |1,585 |   280 |1,298 |1,176 |   122 |   --- |   --- |   ---
2005\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,167 |2,765 |   401 |1,860 |1,581 |   279 |1,307 |1,184 |   123 |   --- |   --- |   ---
2006\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,172 |2,771 |   402 |1,858 |1,579 |   279 |1,314 |1,191 |   123 |   --- |   --- |   ---
2007\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,171 |2,770 |   402 |1,857 |1,578 |   278 |1,315 |1,192 |   123 |   --- |   --- |   ---
2008\5\ .|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,170 |2,768 |   401 |1,856 |1,578 |   278 |1,313 |1,190 |   123 |   --- |   --- |   ---
2009\5\20|  --- |  --- |   --- |3,168 |2,766 |   401 |1,856 |1,578 |   278 |1,311 |1,188 |   123 |   --- |   --- |   ---
_________|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______

\1\Includes teachers in local public school systems and in most private schools (religiously affiliated and nonsectarian). Excludes subcollegiate departments of institutions of higher education, residential schools for exceptional children, and federal schools. Teachers are reported in terms of full-time equivalents.
\2\Includes full-time and part-time faculty with the rank of instructor or above in colleges, universities, professional schools, teachers colleges, and 2-year colleges. Excludes teaching assistants.
\3\Estimated.
\4\Based on actual survey data. Methodology for this year and later years is not consistent with figures for earlier years.
\5\Projected.
---Data not available.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data; Projections of Education Statistics, various years; Higher Education General Information (EE0-6); Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Staff" survey; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Staff" survey; and U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared August 1999.)

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