Teacher Compensation Survey, LEA Level – Record layout and description of data elements

File name = TCS_LEA_2005061a.txt, School year 2005–06
Number of variables = 15
Number of observations = 2,136
Release: 1a, May 2009

Name     Order Type       Description

LEAID       1  Character  NCES 7-digit local agency ID
PCT_BACH    2  Numeric    Percent of teachers with bachelor’s degree
PCT_ADVC    3  Numeric    Percent of teachers with master’s or doctor’s degree
P_EX_1_5    4  Numeric    Percent of teachers with 1–5 years of teaching experience
P_EX6_10    5  Numeric    Percent of teachers with 6–10 years of teaching experience
P_EX1120    6  Numeric    Percent of teachers with 11–20 years of teaching experience
P_EX2130    7  Numeric    Percent of teachers with 21–30 years of teaching experience
P_EXGT30    8  Numeric    Percent of teachers with more than 30 years of teaching experience
M_EXP       9  Numeric    Mean number of years of teaching experience
MBSAL1_5   10  Numeric    Mean base salary for teachers with 1–5 years of experience
MBSAL610   11  Numeric    Mean base salary for teachers with 6–10 years of experience
MBSA1120   12  Numeric    Mean base salary for teachers with 11–20 years of experience
MBSA2130   13  Numeric    Mean base salary for teachers with 21–30 years of experience
MBSAGT30   14  Numeric    Mean base salary for teachers with more than 30 years of experience
M_BSAL     15  Numeric    Mean base salary