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 offered various benefits to teachers, by selected public school district characteristics: 2011–12

				Retirement plan¹
Selected public school district characteristic	General medical insurance	Dental insurance	Group life insurance	Defined benefit	Defined contribution	Tuition reimbursement	Housing, rent assistance, or subsidized housing, meals, or transportation
All public school districts	98.5	86.8	81.4	83.6	68.9	45.0	6.8

District size
1 school	96.6	83.2	75.2	75.7	65.2	42.2	8.1
2-3 schools	99.2	82.5	79.0	84.3	68.0	47.5	8.7
4-5 schools	99.6	89.8	84.5	86.8	72.4	46.8	6.0
6-9 schools	99.6	92.8	88.5	91.0	70.5	49.5	2.9
10-19 schools	99.3	95.0	90.2	91.5	73.8	41.1	5.7
20 or more schools	99.8	96.8	95.7	93.3	77.1	38.4	3.9

Community type
City	98.2	91.2	84.2	75.0	71.5	41.5	6.1
Suburban	99.5	94.8	86.7	86.4	74.6	57.6	3.0
Town	99.4	89.9	81.4	85.0	70.1	45.4	6.3
Rural	97.8	81.2	78.5	84.7	65.4	40.9	8.8

District K-12 enrollment
Less than 250	94.8	77.9	70.6	75.6	60.3	40.1	11.1
250-999	99.1	83.9	78.7	81.2	67.6	44.2	8.5
1,000-1,999	99.8	90.5	85.4	86.9	74.2	51.6	3.8
2,000-4,999	99.5	92.7	88.2	89.0	72.7	50.1	3.9
5,000-9,999	99.4	96.5	91.5	92.1	71.9	41.4	3.2
10,000 or more	99.9	97.2	94.3	92.3	78.0	36.1	3.8

Percent of K-12 students in district who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	99.5	88.8	83.7	84.3	70.4	54.9	4.7
35-49	99.6	83.4	81.1	86.6	73.1	46.0	7.5
50-74	98.9	88.5	82.2	85.1	66.8	37.2	7.5
75 or more	96.8	86.4	83.4	82.4	66.2	43.0	7.5
District did not participate in free or reduced- price lunch program	93.6	84.5	66.6	69.9	66.8	44.3	7.9	!

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
¹ Districts can offer both defined-benefit and defined-contribution retirement plans. A defined-benefit retirement plan is a plan in which benefits are invested in a group trust fund that employees do not control. Benefits are based on a formula that takes into account employee's length of employment and earnings. Most state retirement plans are defined benefit. A defined contribution retirement plan is a plan where contributions are paid into an individually controlled retirement account. Funds available at retirement depend on the nature of the investment and its returns. 403(b) plans are defined contribution.
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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