Number and percentage of 2007–08 base year teachers moving across schools, school districts, and sectors, by sector and years of experience: 2008

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Number and percentage of 2007–08 base year teachers moving across schools, school districts, and sectors, by sector and years of experience: 2008–09
Sector and years of experience in the base year¹	Total number of teachers	Moved from one public school to another public school in the same school district	Moved from one public school district to another public school district	Moved from a private school to a public school		Moved from one private school to another private school	Moved from a public school to a private school
All teachers	3,867,600	3.4	3.0	0.3		0.4	0.2

Teachers with less than 5 years experience²	879,300	4.8	6.0	0.5		0.5	0.4	!
Teachers with 5 or more years experience	2,988,300	3.0	2.1	0.2		0.3	0.1	!

Public school teachers	3,380,300	3.9	3.4	†		†	0.2
Teachers with less than 5 years experience	747,800	5.7	7.0	†		†	0.4	!
Teachers with 5 or more years experience	2,632,500	3.4	2.4	†		†	0.1	!

Private school teachers	487,300	†	†	2.0		2.9	†
Teachers with less than 5 years experience	131,500	†	†	3.4	!	3.1	†
Teachers with 5 or more years experience	355,800	†	†	1.5		2.9	†

Movers	279,600	47.4	41.6	3.5		5.1	2.4
Movers with less than 5 years experience	106,800	39.9	49.1	4.2	!	3.9	2.9	!
Movers with 5 or more years experience	172,800	52.0	37.0	3.0		5.9	2.1	!

Public school movers	255,700	51.8	45.5	†		†	2.6
Movers with less than 5 years experience	98,200	43.4	53.4	†		†	3.1	!
Movers with 5 or more years experience	157,500	57.1	40.6	†		†	2.3	!

Private school movers	24,000	†	†	40.4		59.6	†
Movers with less than 5 years experience	8,600	†	†	52.4		47.6	†
Movers with 5 or more years experience	15,300	†	†	33.7		66.3	†
† Not applicable.
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ Base year refers to 2007–08.
² Teaching experience includes total years of full-time and part-time teaching experience.
NOTE: "Movers" are teachers who were still teaching in the current school year, but had moved to a different school after the base year (2007–08). "Public" and "Private" in the stubs refer to the base year (2007–08). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current Teacher Data File," 2008–09.

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