Percentage of teachers who participated in various types of professional development in the past 12 months, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2011

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

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Percentage of teachers who participated in various types of professional development in the past 12 months, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2011–12

	Percent of teachers who participated in professional development focused on
Selected public school district characteristic	Any professional developmen	Content of subject(s) taught	Uses of computers for instruction	Reading instruction	Student discipline and classroom management	Teaching students with disabilities	Teaching limited-English proficient students or English- language learners		Other
All schools	98.5	82.7	65.8	53.3	42.1	36.2	24.3		35.2

All public schools	99.0	84.8	67.2	56.7	42.5	37.4	26.8		35.7

School classification
Traditional public	99.0	85.1	67.6	56.7	42.2	37.3	26.7		35.7
Charter school	98.3	78.0	55.7	55.5	52.1	41.4	29.6		35.6

Community type
City	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡
Suburban	99.2	85.9	69.3	56.1	40.1	37.1	25.8		36.1
Town	99.0	82.0	66.9	56.3	41.7	36.4	21.6		35.4
Rural	98.7	82.2	67.0	52.4	41.7	37.3	18.3		34.4

School level
Primary	99.4	91.2	68.3	70.7	44.7	35.9	30.4		36.8
Middle	98.9	81.3	66.6	47.9	43.0	40.2	26.9		33.5
High	98.5	77.7	66.3	40.4	37.7	36.8	22.2		35.6
Combined	98.5	78.0	64.1	47.4	46.2	44.4	18.7		34.2

School enrollment
Less than 100	98.1	79.3	62.1	49.5	52.2	45.0	16.0		35.0
100-199	97.7	80.0	62.4	50.2	47.4	41.1	15.3		33.3
200-499	99.1	86.7	66.0	64.0	45.3	38.5	22.8		35.9
500-749	99.2	86.8	67.3	60.9	41.1	35.0	28.9		36.1
750–999	99.2	85.4	70.9	55.9	43.9	37.9	33.2		37.1
1,000 or more	98.7	81.1	67.3	45.1	38.5	37.3	27.7		34.8

Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	99.0	84.0	68.7	52.2	36.5	36.4	19.6		36.3
35-49	99.0	83.4	67.5	54.3	40.2	36.0	21.7		35.2
50-74	99.0	85.3	66.8	57.6	45.4	38.0	29.3		36.0
75 or more	99.0	86.8	65.7	65.2	50.2	39.0	38.8		35.1
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	98.3	82.5	62.3	42.3	37.3	41.1	19.7		35.2

All private schools	94.7	67.0	55.2	28.6	38.9	27.7	6.6		31.6

School classification
Catholic	97.5	73.4	67.0	33.0	37.5	26.3	6.1		34.8
Other religious	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡
Nonsectarian	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡

Community type
City	95.2	69.4	56.9	28.2	37.2	27.7	7.0		32.1
Suburban	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡
Town	95.7	62.3	48.2	33.2	43.9	24.2	4.6	!	32.4
Rural	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡

School level
Elementary	95.6	71.8	57.2	36.5	42.0	28.9	5.6		34.9
Secondary	93.9	65.0	59.1	13.2	28.2	21.5	6.7		27.4
Combined	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡

School enrollment
Less than 100	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡
100-199	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡
200-499	97.1	72.5	62.1	29.3	36.0	25.2	5.3		33.6
500-749	98.3	66.9	69.2	27.2	41.5	36.9	7.5	!	31.0
750 or more	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡

! 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 response rate is below 50 percent.
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. Teachers were asked about professional development participation during the 12 months prior to responding to the Schools and Staffing Survey.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2011–12.

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