Digest of Education Statistics: 2005
Digest of Education Statistics: 2005

NCES 2006-030
June 2006


Table 73. Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2000-01
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                               |                        Percent of public school teachers                     |                     Percent of private school teachers
                               |______________________________________________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________________
                               |              Left teaching           |          1999-2000 to 2000-01         |               Left teaching             |           1999-2000 to 2000-01
                               |______________________________________|_______________________________________|_________________________________________|________________________________________
                               |           |             |            |     Remained| Remained in|            |             |             |             |     Remained|  Remained in|
                               |           |             |            |     teaching|   teaching,|            |             |             |             |     teaching|    teaching,|
                               | 1987-88 to|   1990-91 to|  1993-94 to|       in the| but changed|        Left|   1987-88 to|   1990-91 to|   1993-94 to|       in the|  but changed|        Left
Selected characteristic        |    1988-89|      1991-92|     1994-95|  same school|     schools|    teaching|      1988-89|      1991-92|      1994-95|  same school|      schools|    teaching
_______________________________|___________|_____________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________
1                              |          2|            3|           4|            5|           6|           7|            8|            9|           10|           11|           12|          13
_______________________________|___________|_____________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|____________
     Total ....................| 5.6 (0.30)| 5.1   (0.36)| 6.6  (0.34)| 84.9  (0.58)| 7.7  (0.45)| 7.4  (0.37)|12.7   (0.85)| 12.3  (0.80)| 11.9  (0.70)| 79.1  (0.83)|  8.4  (0.49)| 12.5  (0.69)
                               |___________|_____________|____________|_____________|____________|____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________
Sex                            |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  Male ........................| 5.1 (0.52)| 4.5   (0.60)| 5.2  (0.32)| 86.7  (0.88)| 6.0  (0.69)| 7.4  (0.67)|10.2   (1.72)| 12.1  (1.91)| 13.1  (1.20)| 81.1  (1.60)|  7.2  (0.79)| 11.7  (1.48)
  Female ......................| 5.8 (0.39)| 5.3   (0.48)| 7.1  (0.44)| 84.3  (0.73)| 8.3  (0.52)| 7.4  (0.45)|13.4   (0.92)| 12.3  (0.84)| 11.6  (0.78)| 78.5  (0.92)|  8.8  (0.57)| 12.8  (0.76)
                               |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
Race/ethnicity                 |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  White, non-Hispanic .........| 5.7 (0.32)| 5.1   (0.37)| 6.5  (0.36)| 85.0  (0.59)| 7.6  (0.44)| 7.5  (0.45)|12.1   (0.90)| 12.0  (0.86)| 11.7  (0.69)| 79.0  (0.87)|  8.7  (0.53)| 12.3  (0.73)
  Black, non-Hispanic .........| 5.1 (1.84)| 6.1   (1.45)| 6.6  (1.48)| 84.3  (2.36)| 8.3  (1.77)| 7.4  (1.60)|34.7   (8.35)| 19.3  (6.76)| 12.6  (4.52)| 83.2  (5.44)|  2.1  (0.98)| 14.8  (5.09)
  Hispanic ....................| 2.9 (0.84)| 4.4   (0.99)| 9.1  (2.14)| 85.4  (2.12)| 7.1  (1.17)| 7.5  (1.67)|21.3   (6.46)| 13.6  (4.32)| 14.6  (4.31)| 81.5  (3.41)|  8.9  (2.07)|  9.6  (2.85)
  Asian/Pacific Islander ......| 4.2 (2.77)| 7.0   (5.37)| 2.4  (0.71)| 81.7  (7.70)|16.2  (7.37)| 2.1  (0.87)| 8.8  (10.39)| 12.2  (6.51)| 17.5  (8.67)| 68.6 (12.71)|  7.2  (2.61)| 24.2 (12.23)
  American Indian/Alaska       |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
     Native ...................| 3.1 (1.70)| 1.7   (0.77)| 3.5  (1.06)| 87.7  (5.51)| 4.7  (2.61)| 7.6  (3.68)|17.5  (15.61)| 16.5 (18.44)| 38.5 (20.33)| 76.9 (15.48)|  2.9 (10.53)| 20.2 (12.71)
                               |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
Age                            |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  Less than 25 ................| 4.3 (0.91)| 9.1   (2.30)| 3.8  (1.05)| 76.4  (3.56)|14.4  (2.48)| 9.3  (2.20)|19.0   (3.79)| 23.8  (4.91)| 20.0  (4.19)| 58.5  (4.40)| 11.5  (2.04)| 29.9  (4.24)
  25 to 29 ....................| 9.0 (1.18)| 9.0   (1.21)|10.0  (1.25)| 74.1  (2.39)|16.2  (2.14)| 9.7  (1.39)|17.6   (2.42)| 17.8  (2.27)| 13.1  (1.35)| 67.9  (2.63)| 13.6  (1.55)| 18.6  (2.07)
  30 to 39 ....................| 5.8 (0.59)| 4.2   (0.76)| 6.7  (0.94)| 84.9  (1.08)| 8.6  (0.75)| 6.5  (0.88)|12.4   (1.59)| 13.7  (1.65)| 14.9  (1.54)| 77.5  (1.88)|  8.8  (1.08)| 13.7  (1.52)
  40 to 49 ....................| 2.4 (0.32)| 2.0   (0.31)| 3.9  (0.54)| 88.7  (0.98)| 6.7  (0.70)| 4.6  (0.62)|10.5   (1.63)|  7.7  (1.03)|  8.7  (1.02)| 83.8  (1.58)|  7.7  (0.86)|  8.5  (1.34)
  50 to 59 ....................| 5.7 (0.82)| 6.7   (0.95)| 6.3  (0.77)| 88.1  (1.05)| 3.8  (0.60)| 8.1  (0.80)|11.3   (2.45)|  9.6  (1.90)|  8.2  (1.53)| 88.9  (1.43)|  5.2  (1.02)|  5.9  (0.90)
  60 to 64 ....................|23.4 (0.82)|26.8   (4.30)|30.5  (4.78)| 72.1  (5.72)| 2.2  (1.00)|25.7  (5.44)|16.9   (5.93)| 17.8  (4.62)| 13.1  (2.74)| 71.0  (5.64)| 10.9  (4.76)| 18.1  (3.72)
  65 and over .................|16.7 (4.90)|40.9  (13.80)|34.1  (7.79)| 80.4  (5.83)| 3.1  (1.81)|16.6  (5.44)| 7.9   (3.16)| 20.7  (5.83)| 41.9  (8.67)| 70.6  (7.60)|   #     (†) | 29.4  (7.60)
                               |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
Full- and part-time prior      |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
   teaching experience         |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  1 year or less ..............| 7.9 (0.96)| 7.0   (1.31)| 5.7  (0.82)| 75.1  (2.56)|14.4  (1.73)|10.5  (1.93)|15.9   (2.73)| 22.8  (2.85)| 18.2  (2.12)| 58.9  (4.37)| 12.2  (1.97)| 28.9  (3.95)
  2 years .....................| 7.3 (1.81)| 9.5   (1.89)| 9.1  (1.51)| 77.5  (2.83)|14.0  (2.66)| 8.5  (1.94)|18.2   (3.32)| 19.5  (3.19)| 23.6  (2.72)| 70.1  (3.45)|  7.3  (1.24)| 22.5  (3.24)
  3 years .....................| 9.3 (1.50)| 6.6   (1.24)| 9.8  (1.42)| 79.6  (2.71)|12.8  (1.98)| 7.5  (1.60)|15.4   (3.80)| 19.0  (3.35)| 12.8  (2.15)| 68.0  (3.40)| 14.1  (2.49)| 17.8  (2.49)
  4 to 10 years ...............| 6.4 (0.89)| 5.3   (0.89)| 6.8  (0.94)| 82.5  (1.16)|10.3  (1.02)| 7.3  (0.72)|14.0   (1.91)| 12.4  (1.73)| 13.1  (1.51)| 76.3  (1.87)| 11.1  (1.14)| 12.6  (1.37)
  11 to 20 years ..............| 3.5 (0.42)| 2.3   (0.30)| 4.9  (0.64)| 88.5  (1.08)| 6.3  (0.76)| 5.2  (0.74)|11.5   (1.73)|  6.6  (1.00)|  7.1  (0.93)| 87.2  (1.36)|  5.9  (0.76)|  6.9  (1.13)
  21 to 25 years ..............| 3.5 (0.87)| 4.2   (0.87)| 4.0  (0.81)| 90.7  (1.10)| 5.1  (0.88)| 4.2  (0.68)| 5.2   (2.36)|  3.3  (1.40)|  6.0  (1.64)| 88.0  (1.99)|  6.5  (1.41)|  5.5  (1.32)
  More than 25 years ..........|11.3 (1.63)|11.0   (1.34)|12.0  (1.04)| 86.1  (1.37)| 2.5  (0.75)|11.4  (1.05)| 8.4   (2.03)| 15.0  (3.24)| 12.7  (2.53)| 85.9  (2.08)|  4.1  (1.59)| 10.0  (1.40)
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Level taught                   |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  Elementary ..................| 5.5 (0.39)| 4.8   (0.45)| 6.4  (0.53)| 84.8  (0.74)| 8.4  (0.57)| 6.8  (0.45)|12.5   (0.99)| 11.3  (1.02)| 11.5  (0.96)| 78.4  (0.91)|  8.3  (0.46)| 13.4  (0.84)
  Secondary ...................| 5.6 (0.42)| 5.5   (0.62)| 6.7  (0.53)| 85.2  (0.95)| 6.2  (0.66)| 8.6  (0.71)|12.9   (2.38)| 13.3  (1.51)| 12.6  (1.51)| 82.5  (1.55)|  9.0  (1.52)|  8.5  (0.90)
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School size                    |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  Less than 150 ...............| 7.3 (1.36)| 4.4   (0.69)| 6.4  (1.15)| 78.1  (4.06)|12.4  (3.03)| 9.5  (2.29)|16.6   (1.72)| 16.3  (1.87)| 14.8  (1.43)| 75.4  (2.16)|  9.9  (1.39)| 14.6  (1.45)
  150 to 349 ..................| 4.8 (0.45)| 3.9   (0.53)| 7.8  (1.03)| 85.1  (1.45)| 8.2  (0.90)| 6.7  (0.99)|10.9   (1.62)| 13.3  (1.42)| 12.6  (1.21)| 78.0  (1.34)|  8.8  (0.71)| 13.1  (1.24)
  350 to 499 ..................| 6.1 (0.98)| 6.4   (1.03)| 5.8  (0.73)| 85.1  (1.55)| 7.6  (1.07)| 7.4  (0.85)|10.7   (2.63)|  6.3  (1.47)| 12.1  (1.95)| 83.2  (1.63)|  6.5  (0.98)| 10.3  (1.26)
  500 to 749 ..................| 5.6 (0.77)| 4.7   (0.68)| 7.6  (0.67)| 84.7  (1.18)| 8.2  (0.77)| 7.1  (0.78)| 9.6   (2.07)|  9.8  (2.11)|  7.1  (1.27)| 81.9  (2.10)|  7.1  (0.96)| 11.1  (1.91)
  750 or more .................| 5.0 (0.48)| 5.4   (0.54)| 5.7  (0.57)| 85.5  (0.99)| 6.8  (0.67)| 7.7  (0.74)|12.9   (3.14)|  6.7  (2.58)|  6.2  (1.18)| 81.6  (2.04)|  7.6  (1.60)| 10.8  (1.64)
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Percent minority               |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
   enrollment                  |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  Less than 5 percent .........| 5.8 (0.60)| 4.5   (0.51)| 7.1  (0.68)| 86.2  (0.95)| 7.3  (0.72)| 6.5  (0.78)|12.7   (1.27)| 12.2  (1.35)| 11.2  (0.99)| 75.4  (2.16)| 81.6  (2.04)|  7.1  (0.96)
  5 to 19 percent .............| 5.8 (0.74)| 5.5   (0.73)| 6.0  (0.71)| 86.4  (1.02)| 6.7  (0.91)| 6.9  (0.66)|10.3   (1.37)| 12.2  (1.40)| 11.1  (1.07)| 78.0  (1.34)|  9.9  (1.39)|  7.6  (1.60)
  20 to 49 percent ............| 5.2 (0.64)| 5.9   (0.73)| 6.2  (0.82)| 82.5  (1.45)| 8.0  (0.92)| 9.5  (1.09)|18.9   (4.18)| 12.2  (2.01)| 15.6  (2.28)| 83.2  (1.63)|  8.8  (0.71)| 14.6  (1.45)
  50 percent or more ..........| 5.3 (0.66)| 4.9   (0.66)| 6.9  (0.72)| 83.7  (1.01)| 9.0  (0.84)| 7.3  (0.68)|13.6   (2.85)| 13.1  (2.35)| 13.2  (2.15)| 81.9  (2.10)|  6.5  (0.98)| 13.1  (1.24)
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Community type                 |           |             |            |             |            |            |             |             |             |             |             |
  Central city ................| 4.6 (0.59)| 5.2   (0.65)| 6.3  (0.64)| 84.8  (1.26)| 8.1  (1.01)| 7.1  (0.65)|13.5   (1.67)| 12.7  (1.40)| 10.9  (0.75)| 79.1  (1.19)|  8.8  (0.80)| 12.1  (0.96)
  Urban fringe/large town .....| 5.6 (0.59)| 5.5   (0.75)| 6.5  (0.70)| 83.7  (0.99)| 8.0  (0.66)| 8.3  (0.77)|11.5   (1.51)| 10.6  (1.21)| 12.6  (1.32)| 80.6  (1.26)|  7.6  (0.81)| 11.8  (1.23)
  Rural/small town ............| 5.7 (0.52)| 4.8   (0.39)| 6.8  (0.59)| 86.7  (0.78)| 7.0  (0.53)| 6.3  (0.52)|15.0   (1.78)| 13.9  (1.81)| 13.6  (1.46)| 75.2  (2.77)|  9.2  (1.65)| 15.5  (1.92)
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†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Characteristics of Stayers, Movers, and Leavers: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey 1994-95; Teacher Attrition and Mobility: Results From the Teacher Follow-up Survey: 2000-01; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared October 2005.)