Table 2. Percentage of public school districts that had salary schedules for teachers and among those that had salary schedules, the average yearly teacher base salary, by various levels of degrees and experience and selected public school district characteristics: 2007

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

NCES 2009-320
June 2009

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Table 2. Percentage of public school districts that had salary schedules for teachers and among those that had salary schedules, the average yearly teacher base salary, by various levels of degrees and experience and selected public school district characteristics: 2007–08

Selected public school district characteristic	Percent with salary schedules for teachers	Among districts that had salary schedules, average yearly teacher base salary
Selected public school district characteristic	Percent with salary schedules for teachers	Bachelor's degree and no teaching experience	Bachelor's degree and 10 years of teaching experience	Master's degree and no teaching experience	Master's degree and 10 years of teaching experience	Highest possible step on the salary schedule
All public school districts	92.4	$33,600	$43,000	$36,700	$47,500	$62,200

District size
1 school	79.1	32,900	41,700	36,100	45,800	58,400
2-3 schools	98.5	32,200	40,900	35,200	45,100	58,800
4-5 schools	98.1	33,500	43,300	36,400	47,700	62,900
6-9 schools	99.0	35,400	46,200	38,700	51,400	68,900
10-19 schools	98.7	35,700	45,600	39,100	51,000	68,300
20 or more schools	99.6	36,800	46,300	40,000	51,700	70,200

Community type
City	73.5	36,300	46,900	39,800	51,700	68,000
Suburban	95.4	38,000	50,500	41,900	56,200	77,200
Town	94.9	32,500	41,500	35,600	45,700	59,300
Rural	95.4	31,400	39,300	34,200	43,300	55,400

District K-12 enrollment
Less than 250	78.1	31,400	39,700	34,400	43,800	54,000
250-999	92.2	32,100	40,600	35,100	44,500	57,300
1,000-1,999	98.8	33,600	43,300	36,800	47,700	63,500
2,000-4,999	98.2	35,700	46,700	39,100	52,000	70,000
5,000-9,999	99.5	36,300	46,900	39,900	52,300	72,100
10,000 or more	99.6	37,400	47,400	40,600	52,900	72,100

Percent of K-12 students in district who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	96.5	34,900	45,400	38,300	50,400	67,700
35-49	95.8	32,000	40,600	34,900	44,700	58,100
50-74	91.9	32,200	40,800	35,100	44,600	57,100
75 or more	85.0	33,500	42,300	36,600	46,800	58,800
District did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	76.5	35,100	44,900	39,100	50,100	65,900
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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