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Projections of Education Statistics to 2017

NCES 2008-078
September 2008


Table 32.  Actual and alternative projected numbers for elementary and secondary teachers and elementary and secondary new teacher hires, by control of school: Fall 1992 through fall 2017

[In thousands]

Year Number of teachers, by control   Number of new teacher hires, by control
Total Public Private Total Public Private
               
Actual              
19921 2,827 2,459 368  
1993 2,874 2,504 370  
19941 2,925 2,552 373  
1995 2,974 2,598 376  
19961 3,051 2,667 384  
1997 3,138 2,746 391  
19981 3,230 2,830 400  
1999 3,319 2,911 408   305 222 83
20001 3,366 2,941 424  
2001 3,440 3,000 441  
20021 3,476 3,034 442  
2003 3,490 3,049 441   303 236 67
20042 3,536 3,090 445   377 296 81
20053 3,587 3,137 450   364 285 79
Middle alternative projections              
2006 3,613 3,161 452   348 270 78
2007 3,663 3,204 459   378 296 82
2008 3,713 3,246 467   387 303 84
2009 3,760 3,286 474   393 308 86
2010 3,808 3,326 482   403 316 88
2011 3,859 3,369 489   412 322 89
2012 3,914 3,417 497   423 332 91
2013 3,970 3,465 505   428 336 92
2014 4,034 3,520 513   441 347 94
2015 4,101 3,579 522   448 352 96
2016 4,171 3,640 531   455 358 98
2017 4,244 3,704 540   464 364 100
Low alternative projections              
2006 3,613 3,161 452   348 270 78
2007 3,656 3,198 459   372 290 82
2008 3,693 3,229 465   374 291 83
2009 3,729 3,259 471   380 297 84
2010 3,766 3,289 477   390 304 86
2011 3,807 3,324 483   398 311 87
2012 3,856 3,366 490   412 323 89
2013 3,907 3,410 497   418 328 90
2014 3,968 3,462 506   432 339 93
2015 4,031 3,517 514   438 344 94
2016 4,099 3,576 523   447 350 96
2017 4,170 3,638 532   455 357 98
High alternative projections              
2006 3,613 3,161 452   348 270 78
2007 3,671 3,211 460   386 303 83
2008 3,727 3,258 468   394 308 85
2009 3,776 3,300 476   397 311 86
2010 3,828 3,344 484   409 321 89
2011 3,886 3,394 493   420 330 90
2012 3,949 3,448 501   433 340 92
2013 4,012 3,502 510   438 344 93
2014 4,080 3,561 519   449 353 96
2015 4,152 3,624 528   456 359 98
2016 4,228 3,690 538   466 367 100
2017 4,309 3,761 548   476 375 102
—Not available.
1 Private school teacher numbers are estimated.
2 Private school teacher numbers and public and private new teacher hire numbers are estimated.
3 Public and private new teacher hire numbers are estimated.
NOTE: Number of teachers reported in full-time equivalents. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), “State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education,” 1992–93 through 2005–06; Private School Universe Survey (PSS) , selected years, 1993–94 through 2005–06; Elementary and Secondary Teacher Model, 1973–2004; and New Teacher Hires Model, 1988–2004. (This table was prepared December 2007.)