Table D-1. Variables used in the Characteristics of Public School Districts in the United States: Results From the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey report: 2007

Characteristics of Public School Districts in the United States:Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-320
June 2009

Table D-1. Variables used in the Characteristics of Public School Districts in the United States: Results From the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey report: 2007–08

Variable		Variable name in data file
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.

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