Number and percentage distribution of teachers with five years or less teaching experience, by how well prepared they reported they were to assess students in their first year of teaching, school type, and classification: 2011

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)

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Number and percentage distribution of teachers with five years or less teaching experience, by how well prepared they reported they were to assess students in their first year of teaching, school type, and classification: 2011–12

		Percentage distribution of teachers who reported they were
School type and classification	Total number of teachers	Not at all prepared		Somewhat prepared	Well prepared	Very well prepared
All schools	735,200	2.9		30.3	47.7	19.1
All public schools	628,400	2.8		30.3	47.6	19.3
School classification
Traditional public	584,300	2.7		29.9	48.0	19.4
Charter school	44,100	4.3	!	35.8	42.4	17.5
All private schools	106,700	3.1		30.0	48.4	18.5
School classification
Catholic	29,900	‡		22.1	55.3	21.9
Other religious	48,200	4.2		32.7	46.9	16.3
Nonsectarian	28,600	‡		33.7	43.9	18.5
! 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).
NOTE: These estimates exclude teachers who began teaching prior to the 2007–08 school year. Items pertaining to the first year of teaching were only asked of teachers who began teaching in the 2007–08 school year or later.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2011–12.

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