Table 210.31.

Mobility of private elementary and secondary teachers, by selected teacher and school characteristics: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2008-09

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected teacher or school characteristic	Percent of private school teachers
	Left teaching												2007-08 to 2008-09
	1987-88 to 1988-89			1993-94 to 1994-95			1999-2000 to 2000-01			2003-04 to 2004-05			Remained in same school			Changed schools			Left teaching
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8
Total	12.7		(0.85)	11.9		(0.70)	12.5		(0.69)	13.6		(2.18)	79.2		(1.72)	4.9		(0.60)	15.9		(1.53)
Sex
Male	10.2		(1.72)	13.1		(1.20)	11.7		(1.48)	14.2		(2.06)	80.0		(3.42)	5.7		(1.29)	14.3		(3.11)
Female	13.4		(0.92)	11.6		(0.78)	12.8		(0.76)	13.4		(2.88)	78.9		(1.84)	4.7		(0.68)	16.4		(1.63)
Race/ethnicity
White	12.1		(0.90)	11.7		(0.69)	12.3		(0.73)	13.0		(2.33)	80.7		(1.82)	4.6		(0.59)	14.7		(1.59)
Black	34.7		(8.35)	12.6	!	(4.52)	14.8	!	(5.09)	‡		(†)	67.2		(10.90)	8.6	!	(3.78)	24.2	!	(10.11)
Hispanic	21.3	!	(6.46)	14.6		(4.31)	9.6		(2.85)	22.1		(5.72)	69.2		(8.37)	‡		(†)	23.7	!	(7.18)
Asian/Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	17.5	!	(8.67)	‡		(†)	7.6	!	(2.84)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Asian	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	7.8	!	(3.01)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska       Native	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Age
Less than 25	19.0		(3.79)	20.0		(4.19)	29.9		(4.24)	18.0		(3.41)	67.0		(8.95)	6.5	!	(2.81)	26.5	!	(8.04)
25 to 29	17.6		(2.42)	13.1		(1.35)	18.6		(2.07)	21.2		(4.00)	69.7		(5.70)	11.6		(3.14)	18.7		(5.07)
30 to 39	12.4		(1.59)	14.9		(1.54)	13.7		(1.52)	14.2		(1.81)	76.9		(3.73)	4.9		(1.42)	18.2		(3.35)
40 to 49	10.5		(1.63)	8.7		(1.02)	8.5		(1.34)	10.7		(2.08)	83.7		(2.93)	5.4		(1.22)	10.9		(2.81)
50 to 59	11.3		(2.45)	8.2		(1.53)	5.9		(0.90)	‡		(†)	85.2		(2.11)	2.4		(0.63)	12.4		(2.06)
60 to 64	16.9	!	(5.93)	13.1		(2.74)	18.1		(3.72)	20.7		(5.27)	79.2		(6.44)	‡		(†)	17.6	!	(5.93)
65 and over	7.9	!	(3.16)	41.9		(8.67)	29.4		(7.60)	21.2	!	(7.31)	74.7		(9.34)	‡		(†)	23.3	!	(8.67)
Full- and part-time     teaching experience
1 year or less	15.9		(2.73)	18.2		(2.12)	28.9		(3.95)	20.2		(4.36)	66.1		(8.45)	‡		(†)	29.8		(7.86)
2 years	18.2		(3.32)	23.6		(2.72)	22.5		(3.24)	‡		(†)	72.8		(8.46)	6.5	!	(2.18)	20.7	!	(8.57)
3 years	15.4		(3.80)	12.8		(2.15)	17.8		(2.49)	15.3		(2.47)	73.9		(6.77)	9.6		(2.75)	16.5	!	(6.35)
4 to 10 years	14.0		(1.91)	13.1		(1.51)	12.6		(1.37)	16.0		(2.54)	76.9		(2.63)	6.9		(1.44)	16.3		(2.13)
11 to 20 years	11.5		(1.73)	7.1		(0.93)	6.9		(1.13)	8.2		(1.75)	83.4		(3.12)	3.1		(0.90)	13.5		(2.88)
21 to 25 years	5.2	!	(2.36)	6.0		(1.64)	5.5		(1.32)	8.9	!	(4.25)	88.7		(3.19)	2.7	!	(1.23)	8.6	!	(2.88)
More than 25 years	8.4		(2.03)	12.7		(2.53)	10.0		(1.40)	8.5		(1.77)	84.4		(3.25)	2.9	!	(1.01)	12.7		(2.95)
Level taught
Elementary	12.5		(0.99)	11.5		(0.96)	13.4		(0.84)	14.4		(3.64)	79.8		(1.91)	5.9		(0.88)	14.3		(1.80)
Secondary	12.9		(2.38)	12.6		(1.51)	8.5		(0.90)	12.5		(1.35)	78.6		(2.64)	3.8		(0.93)	17.6		(2.44)
School size
Less than 150	16.6		(1.72)	14.8		(1.43)	14.6		(1.45)	22.7		(6.32)	72.8		(3.77)	6.2		(1.43)	21.0		(3.32)
150 to 349	10.9		(1.62)	12.6		(1.21)	13.1		(1.24)	12.4		(1.40)	78.9		(2.92)	5.5		(1.35)	15.7		(2.38)
350 to 499	10.7		(2.63)	12.1		(1.95)	10.3		(1.26)	9.8		(1.40)	85.4		(2.87)	‡		(†)	11.5		(2.59)
500 to 749	9.6		(2.07)	7.1		(1.27)	11.1		(1.91)	9.8		(2.63)	86.7		(3.74)	3.8		(1.09)	9.6	!	(3.36)
750 or more	12.9		(3.14)	6.2		(1.18)	10.8		(1.64)	4.9		(0.90)	79.8		(5.61)	‡		(†)	16.6		(4.87)
Percent of students who     are Black, Hispanic,     Asian, Pacific     Islander, American     Indian/Alaska Native,      or Two or more races
Less than 5 percent	13.2		(1.67)	11.0		(1.06)	12.3		(1.07)	‡		(†)	81.4		(3.29)	5.4		(1.40)	13.2		(2.87)
5 to 19 percent	10.3		(1.37)	11.1		(1.07)	11.4		(1.10)	12.5		(1.54)	78.9		(2.43)	5.0		(0.91)	16.1		(2.22)
20 to 49 percent	18.9		(4.18)	15.6		(2.28)	13.8		(1.82)	15.6		(2.00)	79.0		(3.19)	3.0		(0.84)	18.0		(2.97)
50 percent or more	13.6		(2.85)	13.2		(2.15)	14.7		(2.34)	18.5		(4.47)	77.0		(4.01)	7.3	!	(2.41)	15.6		(3.44)
Locale
City	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	11.4		(1.42)	78.6		(2.81)	5.2		(0.96)	16.2		(2.55)
Suburban	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	12.4		(1.34)	79.1		(2.96)	4.8		(0.98)	16.2		(2.71)
Town	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	18.0		(3.63)	82.1		(4.47)	7.5	!	(2.43)	10.3		(3.08)
Rural	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	15.2		(3.30)	80.4		(4.50)	3.4	!	(1.59)	16.3		(3.86)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

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; "Private School Teacher Data File," 2003-04 and 2007-08; and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current and Former Teacher Data Files," 2004-05 and 2008-09. (This table was prepared October 2014.)