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| Table 80. | Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 2007-08 |
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| Selected characteristic | Number of full-time teachers (in thousands) | Total school-year and summer earned income |
Base salary | School year supplemental contract1 | School year income from merit pay bonus and state supplements | Job outside the school system during the school year | Supplemental school system contract during summer2 | Employed in a non-school job during the summer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of teachers (in thousands) | Average supplement | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Average amount | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Average income | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Average supplement | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Average income | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Public schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,114.7 | (41.11) | $53,230 | (233) | $49,630 | (203) | 1,360.8 | (24.34) | $2,590 | (46) | 500.3 | (13.62) | $2,030 | (62) | 507.2 | (15.00) | $5,260 | (187) | 670.6 | (16.34) | $2,530 | (56) | 530.3 | (14.01) | $4,410 | (177) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 772.9 | (19.75) | 56,890 | (422) | 50,630 | (353) | 447.1 | (12.76) | 3,920 | (85) | 107.6 | (5.71) | 2,360 | (169) | 185.5 | (7.20) | 6,540 | (350) | 185.3 | (8.15) | 3,140 | (120) | 201.6 | (6.89) | 5,170 | (264) |
| Females | 2,341.8 | (31.93) | 52,020 | (230) | 49,300 | (211) | 913.6 | (17.88) | 1,940 | (47) | 392.7 | (12.20) | 1,940 | (69) | 321.7 | (11.95) | 4,530 | (207) | 485.3 | (13.51) | 2,300 | (58) | 328.8 | (10.97) | 3,940 | (232) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,571.2 | (37.12) | 53,230 | (268) | 49,630 | (233) | 1,149.6 | (23.34) | 2,570 | (51) | 398.2 | (11.14) | 2,050 | (76) | 424.8 | (13.04) | 5,230 | (202) | 512.1 | (12.64) | 2,450 | (62) | 452.8 | (13.03) | 4,460 | (192) |
| Black | 226.4 | (15.06) | 52,460 | (674) | 49,050 | (642) | 86.9 | (6.25) | 2,630 | (145) | 40.9 | (4.93) | 1,840 | (228) | 39.1 | (5.40) | 4,410 | (462) | 69.0 | (5.97) | 2,820 | (158) | 33.9 | (4.56) | 3,260 | (442) |
| Hispanic | 228.1 | (15.06) | 53,200 | (820) | 49,360 | (725) | 88.9 | (8.58) | 2,880 | (297) | 46.0 | (6.67) | 1,880 | (203) | 30.2 | (3.79) | 7,110 | (814) | 63.9 | (7.46) | 2,720 | (188) | 30.7 | (3.71) | 4,760 | (736) |
| Asian | 38.6 | (6.91) | 58,970 | (1,354) | 55,870 | (1,273) | 13.8 | (2.83) | 2,300 | (688) | 6.1 | (2.22) | 2,640 | (563) | 4.2 | (1.14) | 3,620 | (679) | 11.8 | (3.00) | 2,970 | (317) | 3.8 | (1.21) | 5,670 | (1,494) |
| Pacific Islander | 6.2 | (1.25) | 53,660 | (2,837) | 50,390 | (2,835) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2.3 | (0.77) | 2,810 | (624) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
15.1 | (1.66) | 47,350 | (1,601) | 44,450 | (1,658) | 6.0 | (0.95) | 2,220 | (336) | 2.9 | (0.84) | 1,680 | (339) | 2.4 | (0.77) | 3,730 | (576) | 3.2 | (0.79) | 2,300 | (238) | 2.4 | (0.50) | 4,060 | (1,180) |
| Two or more races | 28.0 | (2.93) | 54,620 | (2,025) | 50,100 | (1,739) | 12.7 | (2.03) | 2,780 | (382) | 5.9 | (1.34) | 2,330 | (337) | 5.2 | (1.24) | 5,250 | (1,729) | 7.7 | (1.93) | 3,090 | (350) | 5.6 | (1.19) | 4,810 | (1,464) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 30 | 567.6 | (19.54) | 43,560 | (255) | 39,820 | (244) | 280.6 | (12.13) | 2,400 | (99) | 83.4 | (5.38) | 1,540 | (94) | 103.9 | (7.06) | 3,800 | (313) | 155.3 | (8.27) | 2,280 | (93) | 157.0 | (8.69) | 3,630 | (207) |
| 30 to 39 | 823.8 | (16.43) | 50,050 | (301) | 46,380 | (266) | 387.4 | (10.56) | 2,670 | (87) | 119.6 | (6.46) | 1,820 | (101) | 136.6 | (7.22) | 5,210 | (311) | 183.6 | (8.28) | 2,420 | (75) | 145.7 | (6.89) | 4,250 | (324) |
| 40 to 49 | 737.2 | (18.27) | 54,410 | (378) | 50,920 | (341) | 322.1 | (10.62) | 2,640 | (99) | 133.2 | (7.60) | 1,810 | (101) | 114.6 | (6.96) | 5,260 | (347) | 149.5 | (7.51) | 2,500 | (90) | 112.3 | (6.17) | 4,490 | (298) |
| 50 or more | 986.1 | (24.78) | 60,570 | (384) | 57,010 | (361) | 370.7 | (13.81) | 2,610 | (89) | 164.1 | (6.59) | 2,600 | (142) | 152.1 | (7.81) | 6,310 | (435) | 182.2 | (6.79) | 2,880 | (121) | 115.2 | (7.12) | 5,590 | (588) |
| Years of full-time teaching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| experience | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 211.5 | (12.03) | 42,210 | (378) | 38,210 | (332) | 74.0 | (6.01) | 1,990 | (119) | 25.8 | (3.02) | 1,610 | (182) | 35.9 | (4.64) | 4,790 | (593) | 42.1 | (3.70) | 2,730 | (180) | 73.1 | (5.23) | 5,090 | (343) |
| 2 to 4 years | 536.7 | (17.78) | 43,490 | (301) | 39,940 | (246) | 248.2 | (9.67) | 2,390 | (117) | 85.6 | (5.46) | 1,580 | (125) | 90.7 | (5.77) | 4,800 | (392) | 134.5 | (8.28) | 2,430 | (100) | 115.5 | (7.02) | 3,570 | (321) |
| 5 to 9 years | 705.6 | (16.60) | 49,120 | (280) | 45,590 | (241) | 341.4 | (10.63) | 2,490 | (89) | 104.9 | (7.57) | 1,850 | (152) | 120.0 | (6.56) | 4,880 | (323) | 169.2 | (8.78) | 2,280 | (79) | 121.5 | (6.57) | 3,900 | (279) |
| 10 to 14 years | 508.3 | (14.87) | 54,150 | (392) | 50,470 | (377) | 226.8 | (9.51) | 2,750 | (123) | 78.9 | (4.88) | 2,100 | (116) | 84.0 | (5.13) | 5,680 | (403) | 104.1 | (6.01) | 2,540 | (105) | 74.5 | (4.49) | 4,630 | (362) |
| 15 to 19 years | 350.7 | (12.95) | 58,260 | (518) | 55,000 | (484) | 150.5 | (7.35) | 2,660 | (139) | 57.8 | (4.70) | 2,040 | (166) | 51.1 | (5.00) | 4,850 | (500) | 69.1 | (5.80) | 2,610 | (134) | 44.7 | (4.14) | 4,440 | (517) |
| 20 to 24 years | 288.1 | (11.95) | 61,210 | (650) | 57,830 | (636) | 120.8 | (7.72) | 2,610 | (163) | 52.2 | (4.68) | 1,980 | (166) | 45.3 | (3.92) | 4,700 | (466) | 53.9 | (5.32) | 2,630 | (182) | 40.5 | (4.31) | 4,950 | (926) |
| 25 to 29 years | 221.9 | (8.61) | 63,860 | (772) | 60,260 | (740) | 86.9 | (6.23) | 2,980 | (199) | 40.8 | (3.93) | 2,300 | (349) | 34.3 | (4.06) | 5,940 | (741) | 47.7 | (4.00) | 2,810 | (248) | 26.8 | (2.68) | 4,020 | (412) |
| 30 or more years | 291.8 | (12.05) | 65,470 | (711) | 61,380 | (617) | 112.2 | (7.66) | 3,000 | (165) | 54.1 | (4.03) | 3,000 | (301) | 45.8 | (4.09) | 7,300 | (1,102) | 50.0 | (3.80) | 2,980 | (184) | 33.8 | (3.37) | 6,770 | (1,159) |
| Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's degree | 24.1 | (2.10) | 53,880 | (2,123) | 47,210 | (1,680) | 9.1 | (1.15) | 2,610 | (355) | 3.3 | (0.50) | 2,390 | (670) | 4.8 | (0.72) | 11,440 | (2,984) | 5.7 | (0.94) | 4,820 | (1,022) | 5.2 | (0.68) | 9,030 | (2,878) |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,500.7 | (27.51) | 47,060 | (233) | 43,650 | (220) | 644.8 | (17.50) | 2,490 | (61) | 260.1 | (10.37) | 1,660 | (76) | 233.5 | (8.92) | 4,800 | (209) | 322.6 | (11.72) | 2,370 | (71) | 300.2 | (10.86) | 4,020 | (188) |
| Master's degree | 1,374.4 | (25.18) | 58,460 | (324) | 54,810 | (281) | 616.8 | (14.27) | 2,650 | (67) | 205.4 | (6.86) | 2,380 | (110) | 226.1 | (9.66) | 5,320 | (318) | 293.6 | (11.50) | 2,610 | (85) | 198.0 | (9.62) | 4,730 | (313) |
| Education specialist3 | 189.5 | (8.04) | 62,410 | (805) | 58,420 | (722) | 78.8 | (5.08) | 2,850 | (240) | 26.9 | (2.96) | 2,720 | (390) | 35.2 | (3.17) | 6,250 | (799) | 41.8 | (3.95) | 2,660 | (168) | 23.7 | (2.09) | 5,360 | (1,436) |
| Doctor's degree | 25.9 | (2.59) | 65,560 | (1,981) | 59,150 | (1,620) | 11.2 | (1.74) | 2,910 | (383) | 4.5 | (1.14) | 2,580 | (621) | 7.6 | (1.49) | 9,480 | (1,806) | 6.8 | (1.24) | 4,200 | (703) | 3.3 | (0.76) | 6,520 | (3,255) |
| Instructional level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 1,539.7 | (33.95) | 51,660 | (375) | 49,220 | (353) | 504.8 | (19.48) | 1,630 | (70) | 244.2 | (11.12) | 1,940 | (108) | 203.9 | (10.27) | 4,730 | (321) | 314.5 | (13.18) | 2,190 | (67) | 220.1 | (9.27) | 3,700 | (241) |
| Secondary | 1,575.0 | (36.69) | 54,770 | (305) | 50,020 | (276) | 856.0 | (21.49) | 3,160 | (58) | 256.1 | (10.51) | 2,110 | (90) | 303.4 | (11.10) | 5,620 | (221) | 356.1 | (12.47) | 2,830 | (83) | 310.2 | (10.42) | 4,920 | (236) |
| Location of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City4 | 819.6 | (29.02) | 54,880 | (463) | 51,230 | (432) | 330.7 | (14.47) | 2,600 | (106) | 139.0 | (8.13) | 2,190 | (151) | 128.2 | (8.36) | 5,710 | (404) | 192.7 | (12.64) | 2,840 | (100) | 137.1 | (7.42) | 4,110 | (304) |
| Suburban5 | 1,083.3 | (36.37) | 57,920 | (512) | 54,220 | (468) | 499.7 | (20.06) | 2,610 | (82) | 153.4 | (10.40) | 2,000 | (109) | 180.4 | (9.12) | 5,210 | (323) | 233.1 | (12.02) | 2,540 | (84) | 178.6 | (8.44) | 4,830 | (460) |
| Town6 | 431.4 | (24.40) | 48,520 | (581) | 45,190 | (540) | 180.9 | (10.74) | 2,610 | (113) | 69.5 | (5.80) | 1,970 | (236) | 69.4 | (5.63) | 4,780 | (414) | 89.1 | (6.65) | 2,090 | (94) | 73.6 | (5.59) | 4,230 | (406) |
| Rural7 | 780.4 | (36.37) | 47,600 | (378) | 44,020 | (324) | 349.5 | (17.72) | 2,550 | (108) | 138.4 | (9.26) | 1,910 | (92) | 129.1 | (10.51) | 5,140 | (369) | 155.8 | (9.08) | 2,390 | (117) | 141.1 | (10.21) | 4,250 | (208) |
| Private schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 386.8 | (9.06) | $39,690 | (403) | $36,250 | (323) | 108.5 | (5.02) | $2,700 | (132) | 31.2 | (2.82) | $1,870 | (195) | 75.5 | (3.86) | $5,910 | (394) | 84.8 | (4.12) | $3,090 | (159) | 74.8 | (3.90) | $3,660 | (266) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Males | 98.6 | (3.84) | 46,900 | (853) | 40,490 | (709) | 42.8 | (3.21) | 3,030 | (163) | 8.6 | (1.26) | 2,860 | (551) | 28.0 | (2.08) | 8,850 | (932) | 30.8 | (2.65) | 3,260 | (266) | 26.9 | (1.86) | 4,860 | (532) |
| Females | 288.2 | (7.51) | 37,220 | (417) | 34,800 | (347) | 65.7 | (3.48) | 2,480 | (213) | 22.6 | (2.44) | 1,490 | (190) | 47.5 | (2.92) | 4,180 | (307) | 54.0 | (2.93) | 3,000 | (194) | 48.0 | (3.00) | 2,990 | (237) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 333.1 | (8.19) | 39,930 | (429) | 36,580 | (363) | 94.7 | (4.61) | 2,580 | (131) | 28.1 | (2.66) | 1,960 | (222) | 65.9 | (3.14) | 5,900 | (431) | 67.6 | (4.08) | 2,990 | (171) | 65.2 | (3.39) | 3,560 | (273) |
| Black | 16.5 | (1.95) | 34,380 | (1,330) | 30,310 | (1,111) | 3.2 | (0.68) | 3,990 | (591) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.4 | (0.83) | 4,330 | (1,190) | 6.6 | (0.92) | 3,890 | (726) | 3.4 | (0.81) | 4,220 | (1,282) |
| Hispanic | 23.1 | (1.71) | 38,200 | (1,626) | 34,080 | (1,232) | 6.3 | (0.95) | 4,420 | (1,099) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.3 | (0.80) | 6,300 | (1,187) | 6.5 | (0.90) | 2,660 | (449) | 4.2 | (0.78) | 4,810 | (1,305) |
| Asian | 8.4 | (1.10) | 41,310 | (1,909) | 37,850 | (1,822) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Two or more races | 2.7 | (0.51) | 46,710 | (3,841) | 43,260 | (3,363) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 30 | 69.4 | (3.65) | 34,170 | (575) | 30,260 | (483) | 21.6 | (1.73) | 2,320 | (154) | 5.5 | (0.89) | 1,380 | (564) | 15.7 | (1.64) | 4,800 | (778) | 20.3 | (1.83) | 2,980 | (238) | 23.0 | (1.72) | 3,510 | (239) |
| 30 to 39 | 89.2 | (4.55) | 38,500 | (718) | 34,840 | (652) | 25.6 | (2.42) | 3,150 | (268) | 6.6 | (1.04) | 1,710 | (396) | 18.0 | (1.66) | 5,790 | (1,420) | 22.3 | (2.38) | 2,790 | (237) | 17.3 | (1.80) | 3,900 | (501) |
| 40 to 49 | 89.2 | (3.00) | 38,760 | (676) | 35,280 | (551) | 24.3 | (1.84) | 2,480 | (326) | 8.7 | (1.69) | 1,480 | (253) | 17.7 | (1.97) | 6,350 | (641) | 15.8 | (1.62) | 3,880 | (570) | 16.7 | (1.50) | 3,800 | (537) |
| 50 or more | 139.0 | (5.09) | 43,780 | (647) | 40,750 | (599) | 37.0 | (2.81) | 2,750 | (294) | 10.4 | (1.45) | 2,560 | (461) | 24.1 | (1.69) | 6,400 | (635) | 26.3 | (2.17) | 2,970 | (233) | 17.8 | (1.48) | 3,500 | (745) |
| Years of full-time teaching experience |
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| 1 year or less | 40.0 | (2.31) | 32,120 | (784) | 28,260 | (660) | 9.2 | (1.04) | 2,200 | (220) | 3.5 | (0.82) | 1,470 | (348) | 7.8 | (0.99) | 5,960 | (1,118) | 9.1 | (1.09) | 3,290 | (405) | 13.0 | (1.11) | 4,080 | (402) |
| 2 to 4 years | 74.3 | (3.72) | 34,220 | (868) | 30,890 | (626) | 20.1 | (2.24) | 2,370 | (229) | 6.5 | (1.16) | 1,330 | (522) | 16.1 | (1.44) | 5,250 | (631) | 17.7 | (2.29) | 2,920 | (422) | 16.6 | (1.42) | 3,390 | (546) |
| 5 to 9 years | 83.6 | (4.32) | 38,110 | (707) | 34,620 | (577) | 23.6 | (1.83) | 2,420 | (177) | 6.4 | (0.94) | 1,360 | (396) | 17.9 | (2.13) | 6,530 | (1,418) | 19.0 | (1.66) | 2,960 | (215) | 17.1 | (1.89) | 3,090 | (305) |
| 10 to 14 years | 60.1 | (3.16) | 41,310 | (687) | 37,510 | (666) | 18.5 | (2.04) | 3,250 | (419) | 5.5 | (1.27) | 1,850 | (425) | 11.8 | (1.36) | 5,200 | (847) | 13.4 | (1.34) | 3,360 | (490) | 11.9 | (1.26) | 4,370 | (869) |
| 15 to 19 years | 33.0 | (2.35) | 42,740 | (1,121) | 39,220 | (896) | 9.8 | (1.13) | 2,900 | (544) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.1 | (1.08) | 6,620 | (1,385) | 7.2 | (1.05) | 3,590 | (675) | 4.2 | (0.79) | 4,520 | (1,257) |
| 20 to 24 years | 31.3 | (2.46) | 43,880 | (1,482) | 41,180 | (1,480) | 9.4 | (1.70) | 2,890 | (481) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.9 | (0.73) | 4,570 | (702) | 6.6 | (1.27) | 2,960 | (453) | 4.0 | (0.78) | 2,820 | (547) |
| 25 to 29 years | 25.2 | (1.87) | 42,910 | (1,133) | 40,460 | (950) | 6.5 | (0.85) | 2,150 | (525) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.5 | (0.55) | 6,920 | (1,902) | 4.7 | (0.74) | 2,100 | (233) | 3.2 | (0.50) | 2,940 | (641) |
| 30 or more years | 39.3 | (2.56) | 50,560 | (1,309) | 46,840 | (1,212) | 11.5 | (1.62) | 3,340 | (532) | 3.3 | (0.74) | 4,380 | (1,058) | 7.3 | (0.95) | 6,760 | (1,386) | 7.1 | (1.03) | 3,420 | (692) | 4.9 | (0.86) | 4,250 | (1,569) |
| Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's degree | 27.2 | (1.84) | 26,670 | (1,126) | 23,610 | (938) | 3.4 | (0.74) | 4,260 | (1,195) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.8 | (0.75) | 5,740 | (1,052) | 5.9 | (0.98) | 3,300 | (510) | 5.9 | (0.95) | 3,440 | (591) |
| Bachelor's degree | 217.1 | (6.33) | 36,880 | (418) | 33,770 | (343) | 56.7 | (3.30) | 2,720 | (161) | 17.4 | (1.92) | 1,700 | (220) | 40.4 | (2.78) | 4,840 | (323) | 44.6 | (2.70) | 3,160 | (235) | 45.2 | (2.77) | 3,540 | (243) |
| Master's degree | 124.3 | (4.85) | 45,340 | (755) | 41,660 | (605) | 42.7 | (3.43) | 2,520 | (179) | 11.2 | (1.58) | 1,760 | (338) | 25.1 | (1.93) | 6,260 | (758) | 29.5 | (2.62) | 3,000 | (235) | 20.2 | (1.50) | 4,130 | (769) |
| Education specialist3 | 10.1 | (1.17) | 50,880 | (2,803) | 43,560 | (1,626) | 2.8 | (0.56) | 2,850 | (604) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2.7 | (0.66) | 2,420 | (420) | 2.3 | (0.66) | 3,460 | (696) |
| Doctor's degree | 8.0 | (1.35) | 57,490 | (3,479) | 52,660 | (3,187) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Instructional level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 209.1 | (5.99) | 35,730 | (399) | 33,160 | (354) | 37.6 | (2.62) | 2,640 | (290) | 14.3 | (1.86) | 1,560 | (258) | 34.6 | (2.29) | 4,870 | (339) | 40.3 | (2.34) | 3,280 | (249) | 36.5 | (2.18) | 3,230 | (221) |
| Secondary | 177.7 | (6.87) | 44,350 | (689) | 39,890 | (581) | 71.0 | (4.54) | 2,730 | (143) | 16.9 | (2.01) | 2,130 | (330) | 40.8 | (2.96) | 6,790 | (735) | 44.4 | (3.16) | 2,930 | (202) | 38.3 | (2.98) | 4,080 | (441) |
| Location of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City4 | 163.5 | (6.43) | 41,770 | (580) | 38,240 | (500) | 50.5 | (3.70) | 2,680 | (143) | 14.8 | (1.97) | 2,110 | (312) | 31.9 | (2.45) | 5,710 | (489) | 40.1 | (3.04) | 3,210 | (250) | 26.6 | (2.02) | 3,720 | (385) |
| Suburban5 | 140.6 | (5.91) | 41,730 | (658) | 38,100 | (583) | 40.2 | (2.98) | 2,740 | (288) | 10.1 | (1.41) | 1,560 | (242) | 27.3 | (2.04) | 6,670 | (932) | 30.8 | (2.43) | 3,130 | (300) | 27.9 | (2.36) | 3,790 | (512) |
| Town6 | 29.8 | (2.46) | 31,040 | (1,010) | 28,600 | (1,016) | 7.4 | (1.16) | 2,550 | (564) | ‡ | (†) | 1,180 | (372) | 5.7 | (0.94) | 3,920 | (501) | 5.0 | (0.86) | 2,470 | (521) | 7.3 | (1.06) | 2,400 | (416) |
| Rural7 | 52.9 | (3.62) | 32,660 | (1,059) | 29,450 | (932) | 10.5 | (1.42) | 2,770 | (312) | 3.7 | (0.89) | 2,230 | (734) | 10.5 | (1.28) | 5,620 | (744) | 9.0 | (1.41) | 2,770 | (250) | 13.0 | (1.66) | 3,980 | (519) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes compensation for extracurricular or additional activities such as coaching, student activity sponsorship, or teaching evening classes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes teaching summer sessions and other non-teaching jobs at any school. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes certificates of advanced graduate studies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Located inside a principal city within an urbanized area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Located inside an urbanized area, but outside of a principal city. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Located inside an urban cluster. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Located outside any urbanized area or urban cluster. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties (regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, missing values in cells with too few cases to report, and survey item nonresponse. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire" and "Private Teacher Questionnaire," 2007-08. (This table was prepared October 2009.) |
