Percentage of public school teachers who were newly hired for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels, percentage of districts that offered free training for district staff to prepare them to teach in fields with current or anticipated shortages, and percentage of districts that used various practices to recruit teachers, by selected public school district characteristics: 2011

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

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Percentage of public school teachers who were newly hired for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels, percentage of districts that offered free training for district staff to prepare them to teach in fields with current or anticipated shortages, and percentage of districts that used various practices to recruit teachers, by selected public school district characteristics: 2011–12

			Percent of districts that used various practices to recruit teachers
Selected public school district characteristic	Percent of teachers who were newly hired for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels	Percent of districts that offered free training for district staff to prepare them to teach in fields with current or anticipated shortages	Signing bonuses	Forgiveness of student loan(s) funded by the district		Relocation assistance		Finder's fee to existing staff for new teacher referrals
All public school districts	6.9	27.1	3.9	2.4		2.5		1.5

District size
1 school	12.0	30.6	3.4	3.0		3.0		3.8
2-3 schools	6.7	22.4	2.2	1.6		2.4		‡
4-5 schools	6.6	26.8	5.5	1.4		1.3		0.2	!
6-9 schools	6.6	25.7	4.0	1.8		1.7		0.3	!
10-19 schools	6.7	27.9	6.5	4.1		3.3		0.8
20 or more schools	6.6	32.6	8.2	6.0		5.0		1.5

Community type
City	7.5	35.7	5.9	3.9		3.5		6.3
Suburban	6.0	21.5	1.5	1.3		‡		‡
Town	7.3	25.9	5.5	3.5		2.5		0.5	!
Rural	7.4	27.2	3.7	2.1		2.8		0.6	!

District K-12 enrollment
Less than 250	12.3	29.0	4.2	2.6		3.3		1.9	!
250-999	9.3	29.3	2.7	2.1		3.0		2.6
1,000-1,999	6.7	23.0	3.1	1.7		0.9		‡
2,000-4,999	6.6	24.6	4.8	2.4		2.1		‡
5,000-9,999	6.6	25.4	5.6	3.4		1.8		1.5
10,000 or more	6.6	29.8	8.3	4.9		3.8		1.3

Percent of K-12 students in district who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	6.3	20.3	1.6	1.3		1.4		‡
35-49	6.7	22.4	4.7	1.1		2.0		1.1	!
50-74	6.9	28.8	4.5	1.9		2.5		0.7	!
75 or more	8.3	40.6	6.4	6.5		3.6		4.3
District did not participate in free or reduced- price lunch program	9.6	24.2	‡	2.0	!	4.9	!	‡

! 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).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).
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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