Variable | Variable name in data file | |
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Average number of years of instruction in computer science needed for a standard diploma | D0373 | |
Average number of years of instruction in English for language arts needed for a standard diploma | D0371 | |
Average number of years of instruction in foreign language needed for a standard diploma | D0376 | |
Average number of years of instruction in mathematics needed for a standard diploma | D0372 | |
Average number of years of instruction in physical or biological sciences needed for a standard diploma | D0375 | |
Average number of years of instruction in social sciences or social studies (e.g. history, geography, economics) needed for a standard diploma | D0374 | |
Base salary for teachers with bachelor's degree and 10 years of teaching experience | D0331 | |
Base salary for teachers with bachelor's degree and no teaching experience | D0330 | |
Base salary for teachers with highest possible step on the salary schedule | D0334 | |
Base salary for teachers with master's degree and 10 years of teaching experience | D0333 | |
Base salary for teachers with master's degree and no teaching experience | D0332 | |
Base salary of the highest paid full-time principal | D0327 | |
Base salary of the highest paid full-time teacher | D0336 | |
Base salary of the lowest paid full-time principal | D0326 | |
Base salary of the lowest paid full-time teacher | D0335 | |
District enrollment | D0276 | |
District gives incentives to recruit or retain teachers to teach in a less desirable location | D0349 | |
District gives incentives to recruit or retain teachers to teach in fields of shortage | D0350 | |
District grants high school diplomas | D0370 | |
District has meet-and-confer agreement with a principals' association or union | D0299 | |
District has meet-and-confer agreement with a teachers' association or union | D0296 | |
District has no specific agreement with a principals' association or union | D0299 | |
District has no specific agreement with a teachers' association or union | D0296 | |
District has salary schedules for principals | D0325 | |
District has salary schedules for teachers | D0328 | |
District has tenure system for principals | D0301 | |
District offers defined-benefit retirement plan | D0340 | |
District offers defined-contribution retirement plan | D0341 | |
District offers dental insurance | D0338 | |
District offers free training in fields with current or anticipated shortages | D0315 | |
District offers general medical insurance | D0337 | |
District offers group life insurance | D0339 | |
District offers housing, housing subsidies, or rent assistance | D0344 | |
District offers subsidized meals | D0345 | |
District offers subsidized transportation | D0346 | |
District offers tuition reimbursement | D0343 | |
District rewards excellence in teaching | D0348 | |
District rewards teachers who have attained National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification | D0347 | |
District that has collective bargaining agreement with a principals' association or union | D0299 | |
District that has collective bargaining agreement with a teachers' association or union | D0296 | |
District uses finder's fee to existing staff for new teacher referrals to recruit new teachers | D0314 | |
District uses forgiveness of student loan(s) funded by the district to recruit new teachers | D0312 | |
District uses relocation assistance to recruit new teachers | D0313 | |
District uses signing bonuses to recruit new teachers | D0311 | |
Districts has a training program for aspiring school administrators | D0317 | |
Number of days in the normal contract year for principals | D0300 | |
Number of newly-hired principals | D0316 | |
Number of principals | D0298 | |
Number of schools per district | AG_NOSC21 | |
Number of teachers | D0295 | |
Number of teachers in public school districts who were dismissed or did not have their contracts renewed | ---(1) | |
Number of teachers with tenure in public school districts who were dismissed or did not have their contracts renewed | D0319 | |
Number of teachers without tenure in public school districts who were dismissed or did not have their contracts renewed | D0318 | |
Percentage of students in district approved for National School Lunch Program | NSLAPP_D1 | |
Teachers who were newly hired for grades K-12 and comparable ungraded levels | D0310 | |
Urban-centric district locale code | URBAND121 | |
1The definition for this variable can be found below. | ||
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School District Data File," 2007–08. |