Section 5. Elementary and Secondary Teachers: Teachers in Elementary and Secondary Schools
Total elementary and secondary teachers
Figure H. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for elementary and secondary teachers: Selected years, 1989–2014
SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data surveys, various years; and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Model. (See reference table 31.)
The total number of elementary and secondary teachers (figure H; reference figure 29 and table 31)
- increased 25 percent between 1989 and 2002; and
- is projected to increase an additional 13 percent between 2002 and 2014 in the middle alternative projections.
Public school teachers
The number of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools (figure I; reference figure 30 and table 31)
- increased 29 percent between 1989 and 2002; and
- is projected to increase an additional 13 percent between 2002 and 2014 in the middle alternative projections.
Private school teachers
Figure I. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for elementary and secondary teachers, by control of school: Selected years, 1989–2014
SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data surveys, various years; Private School Universe Survey, various years; and Elemen-tary and Secondary Teacher Model. (See reference table 31.)
The number of teachers in private elementary and secondary schools
- increased 5 percent between 1989 and 2002; and
- is projected to increase an additional 14 percent between 2002 and 2014 in the middle alternative projections.
