(54KB)| Table 70. | Mobility of public and private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987–88 through 2000–01 |
| Selected characteristic | Percent of public school teachers | Percent of private school teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Left teaching | 1999–2000 to 2000–01 | Left teaching | 1999–2000 to 2000–01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–88 to 1988–89 | 1990–91 to 1991–92 | 1993–94 to 1994–95 | Remained in same school | Changed schools | Left teaching | 1987–88 to 1988–89 | 1990–91 to 1991–92 | 1993–94 to 1994–95 | Remained in same school | Changed schools | Left 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 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| † 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.) |