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Table 41.-Elementary and secondary teachers, by control of institution and organizational level, with alternative projections: Fall 1985 to fall 2010
(In thousands)
Year
Total
Public
Private
K-12
Elem
Secon
K-12
Elem
Secon
K-12
Elem
Secon
1985 1 2,549 1,483 1,066 2,206 1,237 969 343 246 97
1986 2,592 1,521 1,071 2,244 1,271 973 348 250 98
1987 1 2,631 1,563 1,068 2,279 1,306 973 352 257 95
1988 2 2,668 1,604 1,064 2,323 1,353 970 345 251 94
1989 2 2,734 1,662 1,072 2,357 1,387 970 377 275 102
1990 2 2,753 1,683 1,070 2,398 1,429 969 355 254 101
1991 2 2,787 1,722 1,065 2,432 1,468 964 355 254 101
1992 2 2,822 1,752 1,070 2,459 1,492 967 363 260 103
1993 2 2,870 1,775 1,095 2,504 1,513 991 366 262 104
1994 3 2,926 1,791 1,135 2,552 1,525 1,027 374 266 108
1995 3 2,978 1,794 1,184 2,598 1,525 1,073 380 269 111
1996 3 3,054 1,856 1,198 2,667 1,582 1,085 387 274 113
1997 3,134 1,928 1,206 2,746 1,653 1,093 388 275 113
1998 3,217 1,978 1,239 2,826 1,701 1,125 391 277 114
  Middle alternative projections
1999 3,206 1,967 1,239 2,809 1,686 1,123 397 281 116
2000 3,252 1,986 1,266 2,850 1,703 1,148 402 283 119
2001 3,269 1,987 1,282 2,865 1,703 1,162 403 283 120
2002 3,281 1,978 1,303 2,877 1,696 1,181 404 282 122
2003 3,296 1,972 1,324 2,891 1,691 1,200 405 281 124
2004 3,312 1,977 1,335 2,905 1,695 1,210 407 282 125
2005 3,322 1,984 1,338 2,914 1,701 1,213 408 283 125
2006 3,328 1,988 1,340 2,919 1,705 1,215 409 284 126
2007 3,337 1,988 1,349 2,927 1,704 1,222 410 284 126
2008 3,343 1,988 1,354 2,932 1,705 1,227 411 284 127
2009 3,348 1,992 1,356 2,937 1,708 1,229 411 284 127
2010 3,352 1,999 1,352 2,940 1,714 1,226 412 285 127
  Low alternative projections
1999 3,206 1,967 1,239 2,809 1,686 1,123 397 281 116
2000 3,251 1,985 1,266 2,850 1,702 1,148 402 283 119
2001 3,263 1,982 1,282 2,861 1,699 1,162 403 283 120
2002 3,267 1,964 1,303 2,864 1,684 1,181 402 280 122
2003 3,279 1,956 1,324 2,876 1,677 1,200 403 279 124
2004 3,290 1,959 1,331 2,886 1,680 1,206 404 279 125
2005 3,284 1,958 1,326 2,881 1,679 1,202 404 279 124
2006 3,283 1,956 1,327 2,880 1,677 1,203 403 279 124
2007 3,288 1,953 1,335 2,884 1,675 1,209 404 279 125
2008 3,280 1,946 1,333 2,877 1,669 1,208 403 278 125
2009 3,275 1,946 1,330 2,873 1,668 1,205 402 278 125
2010 3,271 1,947 1,324 2,869 1,669 1,200 402 278 124
  High alternative projections
1999 3,206 1,967 1,239 2,809 1,686 1,123 397 281 116
2000 3,253 1,987 1,266 2,851 1,703 1,148 402 283 119
2001 3,273 1,991 1,282 2,869 1,707 1,162 404 284 120
2002 3,290 1,987 1,303 2,885 1,704 1,181 406 283 122
2003 3,311 1,986 1,325 2,904 1,703 1,201 407 283 124
2004 3,336 1,997 1,339 2,926 1,712 1,213 410 285 125
2005 3,357 2,012 1,345 2,944 1,725 1,219 413 287 126
2006 3,373 2,021 1,352 2,958 1,733 1,225 415 288 127
2007 3,391 2,026 1,365 2,974 1,737 1,237 417 289 128
2008 3,408 2,031 1,377 2,990 1,742 1,248 419 290 129
2009 3,422 2,039 1,383 3,001 1,748 1,253 420 291 130
2010 3,434 2,051 1,383 3,012 1,758 1,254 422 292 130
1 Private school numbers are estimated on the basis on past data.
2 Private school numbers are from the Early Estimates survey.
3 Private school numbers are projected.
NOTE: The numbers of elementary and secondary teachers reported separately by the National Education Association were prorated to the NCES totals for each year. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Projections are based on data through 1997. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools; Common Core of of Data surveys; 1985 Private School Survey; Private School Universe Survey, 1995-96; Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics, Early Estimates; and Elementary and Secondary Teacher Model. (This table was prepared May 2000.)

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