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Total number and percentage distribution of public school teachers who reported having various degree types in English as a Second Language (ESL), by highest degree earned and selected school and teacher characteristics: 2011–12

Selected school and teacher characteristics       Percentage distribution by level of ESL degree  
  Total number of teachers with an ESL1 degree   No bachelor's   Bachelor's degree   Master's degree   Higher than a master's degree2  
All public schools   85,290 # 24.2 49.1 26.8
School Classification  
Traditional Public   82,540 # 23.6 49.6 26.8
Charter School   ‡ # 41.5 ! 34.0 ! ‡
Community type  
City   35,230 # 27.7 50.2 22.2
Suburban   30,860 # 18.2 ! 52.2 29.6
Town   6,850 # 24.1 39.6 36.3
Rural   12,350 # 29.2 43.1 27.7
School Level  
Primary   56,640 # 25.8 46.2 28.0
Middle   11,430 # 22.3 48.8 28.9
High   14,430 # 20.0 61.6 18.3
Combined   ‡ # 19.3 ! 44.1 ! ‡
Student enrollment  
Less than 100   ‡ # 37.8 ! ‡ ‡
100–199   1,670 # 20.1 ! 65.7 14.2 !
200–499   25,940 # 25.4 46.7 27.9
500–749   24,770 # 31.1 39.4 29.4
750–999   15,460 # ‡ 59.6 26.5 !
1,000 or more   16,730 # 21.2 ! 56.1 22.7
Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches  
0–34   16,650 # 14.2 ! 53.2 32.6
35–49   12,820 # 22.9 ! 45.9 31.2
50–74   23,560 # 27.6 50.4 22.0
75 or more   30,130 # 27.6 47.4 25.0
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program   ‡ # ‡ 44.0 ! ‡
Age  
Less than 30 years   12,870 # 53.7 37.7 ‡
30–39 years   24,770 # 30.3 41.6 28.0
40–49 years   23,160 # 12.4 ! 56.6 31.0
50 or more years   24,480 # 13.6 ! 55.4 31.0
Sex  
Male   10,810 ! # ‡ 54.6 30.1 !
Female   74,480 # 25.5 48.3 26.3
Race/ethnicity  
Hispanic, regardless of race   30,400 # 35.7 50.5 13.8
White, non-Hispanic   47,570 # 18.3 46.1 35.6
Black or African-American, non-Hispanic   4,520 ! # ‡ 58.6 ! ‡
Other   2,800 # ‡ 69.1 ‡
Teaching experience  
Less than 4 years   9,930 # 62.9 30.5 ! ‡
4–9 years   28,560 # 26.8 ! 47.1 26.1
10–19 years   28,260 # 17.0 ! 54.5 28.5
20 years or more   18,530 # 10.3 ! 53.8 36.0
# Round to zero.
! 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 standard 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).
1 English as a Second Language (ESL) includes the fields of ESL or bilingual education: General, ESL or bilingual education: Spanish, and ESL or bilingual education: Other languages.
2 Higher than a master's degree is defined as a teacher who completed any of the following: an educational specialist or professional diploma, a certificate of advanced graduate studies, or a doctorate or first professional degree.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
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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