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: 2011

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

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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: 2011–12


		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	Master's degree and 15 years of teaching experience	Highest possible step on the salary schedule
All public school districts	89.2	$35,500	$44,900	$38,700	$49,500	$55,000	$65,100

District size
1 school	72.2	34,700	42,900	37,600	46,700	51,100	59,100
2-3 schools	97.6	34,400	43,800	37,500	47,900	53,700	62,700
4-5 schools	96.8	35,700	45,500	38,900	50,400	56,500	67,700
6-9 schools	98.6	37,100	47,900	40,400	53,000	59,300	71,000
10-19 schools	98.5	37,500	47,500	41,000	53,400	59,300	72,300
20 or more schools	98.7	38,200	47,100	41,500	52,800	58,100	72,700

Community type
City	68.6	37,900	47,300	40,900	51,700	56,500	67,000
Suburban	92.1	40,500	53,500	44,400	59,500	67,700	81,100
Town	95.7	35,000	43,900	38,300	48,500	53,700	64,000
Rural	92.1	33,200	41,300	36,000	45,300	50,000	58,700

District K-12 enrollment
Less than 250	73.7	32,700	39,900	35,700	44,000	47,800	54,800
250-999	87.4	34,600	43,600	37,600	47,500	52,600	61,000
1,000-1,999	96.0	35,900	46,000	39,000	50,500	56,900	67,800
2,000-4,999	97.8	37,200	48,000	40,600	53,100	59,600	71,700
5,000-9,999	98.5	38,600	49,500	42,400	55,600	62,300	76,600
10,000 or more	98.8	38,700	47,900	42,100	53,900	59,500	74,700

Percent of K-12 students in district who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	95.7	37,400	48,400	40,800	53,700	60,600	72,100
35-49	92.6	34,900	44,100	38,100	48,700	54,300	64,500
50-74	93.4	34,100	42,800	36,900	46,800	51,500	60,900
75 or more	79.9	35,500	43,700	38,700	48,000	52,400	61,700
District did not participate in free or reduced- price lunch program	63.6	36,800	46,300	40,300	51,200	56,700	66,300

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School District Data File," 2011–12.

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