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(51KB)| Table 209.10. | Number and percentage distribution of teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected teacher characteristics: Selected years, 1987-88 through 2011-12 |
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| Selected teacher characteristic | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987-88 | 1990-91 | 1993-94 | 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | 2011-12 | 1987-88 | 1990-91 | 1993-94 | 1999-2000 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | 2011-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,323 | (13.2) | 2,559 | (20.7) | 2,561 | (20.8) | 3,002 | (19.4) | 3,251 | (29.2) | 3,405 | (44.0) | 3,385 | (41.4) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 685 | (6.8) | 719 | (11.2) | 694 | (11.8) | 754 | (10.7) | 813 | (13.3) | 821 | (20.4) | 802 | (22.2) | 29.5 | (0.22) | 28.1 | (0.31) | 27.1 | (0.36) | 25.1 | (0.30) | 25.0 | (0.32) | 24.1 | (0.47) | 23.7 | (0.49) | ||||||||||||||
| Female | 1,638 | (10.1) | 1,840 | (14.7) | 1,867 | (16.2) | 2,248 | (16.0) | 2,438 | (23.5) | 2,584 | (34.6) | 2,584 | (30.5) | 70.5 | (0.22) | 71.9 | (0.31) | 72.9 | (0.36) | 74.9 | (0.30) | 75.0 | (0.32) | 75.9 | (0.47) | 76.3 | (0.49) | ||||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White1 | 2,018 | (12.6) | 2,214 | (20.0) | 2,217 | (19.5) | 2,532 | (17.2) | 2,702 | (30.1) | 2,829 | (38.7) | 2,773 | (30.5) | 86.9 | (0.24) | 86.5 | (0.29) | 86.5 | (0.33) | 84.3 | (0.30) | 83.1 | (0.53) | 83.1 | (0.53) | 81.9 | (0.53) | ||||||||||||||
| Black1 | 191 | (4.6) | 212 | (6.4) | 188 | (5.4) | 228 | (6.0) | 257 | (11.0) | 239 | (15.8) | 231 | (12.1) | 8.2 | (0.19) | 8.3 | (0.25) | 7.4 | (0.21) | 7.6 | (0.19) | 7.9 | (0.34) | 7.0 | (0.45) | 6.8 | (0.31) | ||||||||||||||
| Hispanic1 | 69 | (2.6) | 87 | (4.5) | 109 | (6.2) | 169 | (6.4) | 202 | (11.3) | 240 | (16.6) | 264 | (13.4) | 3.0 | (0.11) | 3.4 | (0.17) | 4.2 | (0.23) | 5.6 | (0.20) | 6.2 | (0.34) | 7.1 | (0.46) | 7.8 | (0.37) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian1,2 | 21 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.7) | 28 | (1.2) | 48 | (2.7) | 42 | (2.5) | 42 | (7.2) | 61 | (7.3) | 0.9 | (0.05) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 1.1 | (0.05) | 1.6 | (0.09) | 1.3 | (0.08) | 1.2 | (0.21) | 1.8 | (0.21) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6 | (0.8) | 6 | (1.3) | 5 | (1.4) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 0.1 | (0.04) | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native1 |
24 | (1.3) | 20 | (1.4) | 20 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.9) | 17 | (1.2) | 17 | (1.9) | 17 | (2.9) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 0.8 | (0.06) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.5 | (0.06) | 0.5 | (0.08) | ||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 24 | (2.2) | 31 | (2.9) | 35 | (3.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 1.0 | (0.11) | ||||||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 313 | (5.0) | 257 | (5.7) | 280 | (4.5) | 509 | (9.2) | 540 | (27.4) | 612 | (22.4) | 518 | (15.9) | 13.5 | (0.19) | 10.0 | (0.23) | 10.9 | (0.16) | 17.0 | (0.28) | 16.6 | (0.84) | 18.0 | (0.61) | 15.3 | (0.44) | ||||||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 823 | (7.7) | 684 | (10.8) | 573 | (8.0) | 661 | (9.8) | 798 | (14.5) | 898 | (16.8) | 979 | (19.3) | 35.4 | (0.30) | 26.7 | (0.35) | 22.4 | (0.30) | 22.0 | (0.29) | 24.5 | (0.38) | 26.4 | (0.39) | 28.9 | (0.53) | ||||||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 762 | (7.4) | 1,034 | (13.3) | 1,070 | (12.5) | 953 | (10.3) | 840 | (14.3) | 808 | (19.2) | 849 | (19.2) | 32.8 | (0.25) | 40.4 | (0.37) | 41.8 | (0.33) | 31.8 | (0.32) | 25.9 | (0.38) | 23.7 | (0.47) | 25.1 | (0.51) | ||||||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 357 | (5.7) | 477 | (8.6) | 540 | (10.1) | 786 | (12.6) | 942 | (26.0) | 879 | (21.1) | 783 | (20.5) | 15.4 | (0.23) | 18.7 | (0.29) | 21.1 | (0.29) | 26.2 | (0.35) | 29.0 | (0.74) | 25.8 | (0.51) | 23.1 | (0.49) | ||||||||||||||
| 60 and over | 68 | (2.5) | 107 | (4.1) | 97 | (3.5) | 93 | (4.0) | 131 | (4.8) | 207 | (10.3) | 256 | (13.2) | 2.9 | (0.11) | 4.2 | (0.16) | 3.8 | (0.14) | 3.1 | (0.13) | 4.0 | (0.14) | 6.1 | (0.29) | 7.6 | (0.34) | ||||||||||||||
| Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's | 15 | (1.0) | 17 | (1.2) | 18 | (1.4) | 20 | (1.3) | 35 | (2.5) | 27 | (2.1) | 128 | (8.6) | 0.7 | (0.04) | 0.7 | (0.05) | 0.7 | (0.06) | 0.7 | (0.04) | 1.1 | (0.08) | 0.8 | (0.06) | 3.8 | (0.24) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's | 1,214 | (9.8) | 1,327 | (11.7) | 1,331 | (13.4) | 1,560 | (15.8) | 1,651 | (22.8) | 1,612 | (28.8) | 1,350 | (21.1) | 52.3 | (0.28) | 51.9 | (0.31) | 52.0 | (0.33) | 52.0 | (0.40) | 50.8 | (0.56) | 47.4 | (0.59) | 39.9 | (0.52) | ||||||||||||||
| Master's | 932 | (8.5) | 1,077 | (13.5) | 1,075 | (12.0) | 1,257 | (13.9) | 1,331 | (21.7) | 1,517 | (27.8) | 1,614 | (29.1) | 40.1 | (0.30) | 42.1 | (0.34) | 42.0 | (0.33) | 41.9 | (0.38) | 40.9 | (0.56) | 44.5 | (0.55) | 47.7 | (0.57) | ||||||||||||||
| Education specialist3 |
146 | (3.4) | 118 | (5.3) | 117 | (3.8) | 143 | (5.2) | 195 | (6.8) | 218 | (8.6) | 257 | (9.7) | 6.3 | (0.14) | 4.6 | (0.20) | 4.6 | (0.14) | 4.7 | (0.17) | 6.0 | (0.19) | 6.4 | (0.25) | 7.6 | (0.27) | ||||||||||||||
| Doctor's | 16 | (1.2) | 20 | (1.7) | 19 | (1.7) | 22 | (1.8) | 38 | (3.5) | 30 | (2.7) | 37 | (4.0) | 0.7 | (0.05) | 0.8 | (0.07) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 0.7 | (0.06) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 0.9 | (0.08) | 1.1 | (0.11) | ||||||||||||||
| Years of full-time teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 188 | (3.3) | 223 | (4.8) | 249 | (5.2) | 387 | (8.7) | 396 | (39.8) | 457 | (21.8) | 305 | (10.2) | 8.1 | (0.15) | 8.7 | (0.19) | 9.7 | (0.20) | 12.9 | (0.27) | 12.2 | (1.23) | 13.4 | (0.59) | 9.0 | (0.29) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 605 | (6.1) | 634 | (9.8) | 653 | (9.7) | 865 | (12.0) | 1,070 | (15.3) | 1,143 | (19.7) | 1,128 | (19.9) | 26.0 | (0.20) | 24.8 | (0.31) | 25.5 | (0.32) | 28.8 | (0.36) | 32.9 | (0.34) | 33.6 | (0.52) | 33.3 | (0.52) | ||||||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 1,034 | (8.2) | 1,025 | (11.7) | 898 | (9.2) | 854 | (10.3) | 924 | (21.6) | 997 | (23.2) | 1,232 | (21.0) | 44.5 | (0.25) | 40.0 | (0.35) | 35.0 | (0.33) | 28.5 | (0.33) | 28.4 | (0.59) | 29.3 | (0.55) | 36.4 | (0.51) | ||||||||||||||
| Over 20 | 497 | (5.8) | 678 | (10.4) | 762 | (12.4) | 896 | (12.8) | 860 | (26.6) | 808 | (22.9) | 720 | (23.7) | 21.4 | (0.21) | 26.5 | (0.30) | 29.8 | (0.32) | 29.8 | (0.34) | 26.5 | (0.77) | 23.7 | (0.60) | 21.3 | (0.54) | ||||||||||||||
| Level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 1,292 | (9.5) | 1,442 | (11.8) | 1,331 | (17.0) | 1,602 | (13.5) | 1,716 | (25.8) | 1,725 | (37.1) | 1,726 | (20.2) | 55.6 | (0.33) | 56.3 | (0.40) | 52.0 | (0.57) | 53.3 | (0.42) | 52.8 | (0.66) | 50.7 | (0.91) | 51.0 | (0.65) | ||||||||||||||
| General | 788 | (7.4) | 887 | (10.6) | 881 | (13.5) | 1,042 | (12.5) | 1,130 | (29.8) | 1,100 | (26.5) | 1,078 | (22.1) | 33.9 | (0.29) | 34.6 | (0.39) | 34.4 | (0.46) | 34.7 | (0.41) | 34.8 | (0.86) | 32.3 | (0.70) | 31.8 | (0.71) | ||||||||||||||
| Arts/music | 116 | (3.0) | 110 | (4.3) | 83 | (3.1) | 99 | (3.7) | 101 | (5.3) | 103 | (6.6) | 82 | (5.4) | 5.0 | (0.13) | 4.3 | (0.17) | 3.2 | (0.12) | 3.3 | (0.12) | 3.1 | (0.17) | 3.0 | (0.19) | 2.4 | (0.16) | ||||||||||||||
| English | 60 | (2.3) | 72 | (3.8) | 49 | (3.2) | 66 | (3.8) | 70 | (5.1) | 104 | (9.9) | 92 | (6.9) | 2.6 | (0.10) | 2.8 | (0.14) | 1.9 | (0.12) | 2.2 | (0.13) | 2.2 | (0.16) | 3.0 | (0.29) | 2.7 | (0.21) | ||||||||||||||
| ESL/bilingual | 18 | (1.1) | 20 | (1.3) | 27 | (2.2) | 28 | (1.8) | 25 | (3.6) | 24 | (3.3) | 51 | (6.8) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 0.8 | (0.05) | 1.1 | (0.09) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 0.8 | (0.11) | 0.7 | (0.10) | 1.5 | (0.20) | ||||||||||||||
| Health/physical ed. | 56 | (2.0) | 66 | (3.2) | 58 | (3.0) | 57 | (3.5) | 73 | (5.0) | 63 | (6.0) | 79 | (8.1) | 2.4 | (0.09) | 2.6 | (0.12) | 2.3 | (0.12) | 1.9 | (0.12) | 2.2 | (0.15) | 1.8 | (0.18) | 2.3 | (0.23) | ||||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 31 | (2.0) | 30 | (1.9) | 24 | (2.2) | 23 | (2.4) | 19 | (2.3) | 28 | (3.8) | 32 | (6.5) | 1.3 | (0.09) | 1.2 | (0.08) | 0.9 | (0.08) | 0.8 | (0.08) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 0.8 | (0.11) | 0.9 | (0.19) | ||||||||||||||
| Science | 18 | (1.5) | 21 | (1.9) | 10 | (1.2) | 11 | (1.3) | 19 | (3.0) | 15 | (3.4) | 18 | (3.3) | 0.8 | (0.06) | 0.8 | (0.07) | 0.4 | (0.05) | 0.4 | (0.04) | 0.6 | (0.09) | 0.4 | (0.10) | 0.5 | (0.10) | ||||||||||||||
| Special education | 168 | (3.9) | 176 | (5.9) | 158 | (4.2) | 227 | (5.6) | 240 | (20.6) | 230 | (13.0) | 239 | (10.3) | 7.2 | (0.16) | 6.9 | (0.23) | 6.2 | (0.16) | 7.6 | (0.18) | 7.4 | (0.63) | 6.7 | (0.37) | 7.1 | (0.31) | ||||||||||||||
| Other elementary | 37 | (2.4) | 60 | (3.2) | 42 | (2.9) | 49 | (3.5) | 40 | (3.5) | 58 | (4.2) | 55 | (5.2) | 1.6 | (0.10) | 2.4 | (0.12) | 1.7 | (0.11) | 1.6 | (0.12) | 1.2 | (0.11) | 1.7 | (0.12) | 1.6 | (0.15) | ||||||||||||||
| Secondary | 1,031 | (10.5) | 1,118 | (16.5) | 1,230 | (18.9) | 1,401 | (17.7) | 1,534 | (26.0) | 1,680 | (39.0) | 1,659 | (37.8) | 44.4 | (0.33) | 43.7 | (0.40) | 48.0 | (0.57) | 46.7 | (0.42) | 47.2 | (0.66) | 49.3 | (0.91) | 49.0 | (0.65) | ||||||||||||||
| Arts/music | 73 | (2.0) | 74 | (2.3) | 92 | (2.5) | 110 | (3.4) | 112 | (4.1) | 121 | (6.2) | 121 | (5.6) | 3.1 | (0.09) | 2.9 | (0.08) | 3.6 | (0.10) | 3.7 | (0.11) | 3.4 | (0.12) | 3.6 | (0.18) | 3.6 | (0.14) | ||||||||||||||
| English | 171 | (3.2) | 195 | (5.1) | 209 | (5.0) | 245 | (5.1) | 269 | (9.0) | 306 | (10.0) | 289 | (9.9) | 7.4 | (0.12) | 7.6 | (0.18) | 8.2 | (0.18) | 8.2 | (0.15) | 8.3 | (0.27) | 9.0 | (0.27) | 8.5 | (0.25) | ||||||||||||||
| ESL/bilingual | 6 | (0.5) | 10 | (0.7) | 12 | (1.3) | 16 | (1.2) | 18 | (2.5) | 21 | (2.5) | 20 | (2.4) | 0.3 | (0.02) | 0.4 | (0.03) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.6 | (0.08) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 0.6 | (0.07) | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign language | 43 | (1.2) | 52 | (2.4) | 59 | (2.0) | 71 | (2.4) | 73 | (3.3) | 78 | (5.0) | 88 | (4.5) | 1.9 | (0.05) | 2.0 | (0.09) | 2.3 | (0.07) | 2.4 | (0.08) | 2.3 | (0.10) | 2.3 | (0.14) | 2.6 | (0.12) | ||||||||||||||
| Health/physical ed. | 76 | (2.4) | 76 | (2.2) | 88 | (2.7) | 99 | (3.1) | 102 | (4.3) | 119 | (5.7) | 101 | (3.9) | 3.3 | (0.10) | 3.0 | (0.08) | 3.4 | (0.10) | 3.3 | (0.10) | 3.1 | (0.12) | 3.5 | (0.16) | 3.0 | (0.11) | ||||||||||||||
| Mathematics | 139 | (2.5) | 155 | (4.3) | 174 | (3.7) | 207 | (4.5) | 213 | (5.5) | 252 | (9.1) | 250 | (7.5) | 6.0 | (0.10) | 6.0 | (0.15) | 6.8 | (0.13) | 6.9 | (0.14) | 6.5 | (0.17) | 7.4 | (0.25) | 7.4 | (0.19) | ||||||||||||||
| Science | 115 | (2.9) | 128 | (4.0) | 143 | (3.4) | 169 | (4.0) | 189 | (6.8) | 195 | (8.3) | 209 | (6.1) | 4.9 | (0.11) | 5.0 | (0.15) | 5.6 | (0.11) | 5.6 | (0.12) | 5.8 | (0.20) | 5.7 | (0.24) | 6.2 | (0.16) | ||||||||||||||
| Social studies | 118 | (2.4) | 124 | (3.3) | 138 | (3.3) | 163 | (4.4) | 178 | (5.7) | 209 | (9.9) | 197 | (6.3) | 5.1 | (0.10) | 4.8 | (0.12) | 5.4 | (0.12) | 5.4 | (0.14) | 5.5 | (0.16) | 6.1 | (0.27) | 5.8 | (0.16) | ||||||||||||||
| Special education | 100 | (2.2) | 113 | (3.5) | 126 | (3.1) | 113 | (2.8) | 174 | (7.5) | 165 | (9.7) | 191 | (12.2) | 4.3 | (0.09) | 4.4 | (0.13) | 4.9 | (0.11) | 3.8 | (0.09) | 5.4 | (0.23) | 4.9 | (0.28) | 5.7 | (0.32) | ||||||||||||||
| Vocational/ technical |
166 | (3.0) | 160 | (3.7) | 153 | (3.5) | 161 | (3.5) | 169 | (5.7) | 164 | (6.3) | 147 | (5.7) | 7.1 | (0.12) | 6.3 | (0.12) | 6.0 | (0.12) | 5.4 | (0.10) | 5.2 | (0.17) | 4.8 | (0.17) | 4.3 | (0.16) | ||||||||||||||
| Other secondary | 25 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.5) | 36 | (1.4) | 47 | (2.0) | 36 | (2.1) | 47 | (3.4) | 46 | (4.0) | 1.1 | (0.06) | 1.2 | (0.06) | 1.4 | (0.06) | 1.6 | (0.07) | 1.1 | (0.06) | 1.4 | (0.10) | 1.4 | (0.12) | ||||||||||||||
| Private schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 307 | (8.5) | 356 | (7.2) | 378 | (5.6) | 449 | (10.6) | 467 | (10.3) | 490 | (9.2) | 465 | (11.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 67 | (3.3) | 82 | (3.3) | 93 | (2.3) | 107 | (3.8) | 110 | (8.4) | 127 | (4.6) | 117 | (6.9) | 21.8 | (0.86) | 22.9 | (0.74) | 24.6 | (0.43) | 23.9 | (0.48) | 23.6 | (1.93) | 26.0 | (0.78) | 25.2 | (1.33) | ||||||||||||||
| Female | 240 | (7.2) | 275 | (5.8) | 285 | (4.2) | 342 | (7.7) | 357 | (14.3) | 362 | (7.7) | 348 | (10.1) | 78.2 | (0.86) | 77.1 | (0.74) | 75.4 | (0.43) | 76.1 | (0.48) | 76.4 | (1.93) | 74.0 | (0.78) | 74.8 | (1.33) | ||||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White1 | 285 | (8.3) | 329 | (7.0) | 348 | (5.1) | 402 | (9.6) | 411 | (12.0) | 423 | (8.8) | 411 | (11.1) | 92.8 | (0.50) | 92.2 | (0.46) | 91.9 | (0.41) | 89.5 | (0.42) | 88.0 | (0.99) | 86.4 | (0.80) | 88.3 | (0.69) | ||||||||||||||
| Black1 | 7 | (0.8) | 9 | (1.0) | 12 | (1.0) | 17 | (1.4) | 19 | (2.9) | 20 | (2.2) | 17 | (2.4) | 2.3 | (0.27) | 2.7 | (0.28) | 3.1 | (0.27) | 3.7 | (0.29) | 4.0 | (0.65) | 4.0 | (0.44) | 3.6 | (0.54) | ||||||||||||||
| Hispanic1 | 9 | (1.1) | 12 | (1.0) | 12 | (1.0) | 21 | (1.5) | 23 | (3.1) | 29 | (2.1) | 24 | (2.4) | 2.8 | (0.36) | 3.3 | (0.26) | 3.2 | (0.26) | 4.7 | (0.30) | 4.8 | (0.71) | 5.9 | (0.38) | 5.2 | (0.51) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian1,2 | 4 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.6) | 7 | (0.6) | 9 | (1.0) | 11 | (1.5) | 9 | (1.4) | 1.2 | (0.26) | 1.5 | (0.18) | 1.4 | (0.16) | 1.6 | (0.14) | 1.8 | (0.20) | 2.2 | (0.29) | 1.8 | (0.31) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.2 | ! | (0.07) | 0.3 | ! | (0.14) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native1 |
3 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.9 | (0.12) | 0.4 | (0.09) | 0.4 | (0.07) | 0.6 | (0.08) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3 | ! | (1.4) | 4 | (0.6) | 4 | (0.9) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 0.6 | ! | (0.28) | 0.7 | (0.12) | 0.8 | (0.19) | ||||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 30 | 67 | (2.6) | 60 | (2.2) | 65 | (1.7) | 87 | (3.1) | 88 | (3.7) | 80 | (3.9) | 78 | (6.8) | 21.8 | (0.77) | 16.7 | (0.61) | 17.2 | (0.39) | 19.3 | (0.43) | 18.9 | (0.78) | 16.3 | (0.67) | 16.7 | (1.48) | ||||||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 106 | (3.6) | 100 | (4.0) | 94 | (2.1) | 101 | (3.2) | 103 | (5.8) | 109 | (5.2) | 112 | (6.2) | 34.5 | (0.81) | 28.1 | (0.78) | 24.8 | (0.48) | 22.4 | (0.50) | 22.0 | (1.36) | 22.3 | (0.91) | 24.0 | (1.07) | ||||||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 84 | (3.4) | 121 | (3.1) | 131 | (3.3) | 131 | (4.2) | 119 | (7.1) | 116 | (3.6) | 110 | (6.3) | 27.4 | (0.78) | 33.9 | (0.74) | 34.8 | (0.60) | 29.2 | (0.62) | 25.4 | (1.41) | 23.8 | (0.65) | 23.8 | (1.06) | ||||||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 34 | (2.2) | 53 | (2.3) | 66 | (2.1) | 106 | (3.2) | 121 | (11.1) | 128 | (4.5) | 99 | (5.0) | 11.1 | (0.57) | 14.8 | (0.55) | 17.4 | (0.48) | 23.5 | (0.46) | 25.8 | (2.07) | 26.2 | (0.87) | 21.3 | (1.06) | ||||||||||||||
| 60 and over | 16 | (1.7) | 23 | (1.6) | 22 | (1.1) | 25 | (1.2) | 37 | (4.7) | 56 | (3.1) | 66 | (5.0) | 5.3 | (0.49) | 6.4 | (0.41) | 5.8 | (0.27) | 5.7 | (0.24) | 8.0 | (0.99) | 11.5 | (0.62) | 14.2 | (1.05) | ||||||||||||||
| Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than bachelor's | 13 | (1.4) | 23 | (1.6) | 25 | (1.8) | 33 | (2.3) | 43 | ! | (21.5) | 40 | (2.9) | 39 | (5.2) | 4.4 | (0.42) | 6.4 | (0.45) | 6.7 | (0.46) | 7.3 | (0.46) | 9.2 | ! | (4.41) | 8.1 | (0.58) | 8.4 | (1.07) | ||||||||||||
| Bachelor's | 189 | (5.1) | 221 | (5.7) | 223 | (3.3) | 258 | (5.8) | 259 | (11.2) | 264 | (6.8) | 225 | (6.7) | 61.4 | (0.75) | 61.9 | (0.90) | 59.0 | (0.63) | 57.5 | (0.64) | 55.5 | (2.90) | 53.9 | (0.95) | 48.5 | (1.37) | ||||||||||||||
| Master's | 92 | (3.8) | 96 | (3.1) | 113 | (3.6) | 136 | (4.5) | 138 | (6.1) | 161 | (5.3) | 166 | (7.5) | 29.8 | (0.73) | 27.0 | (0.71) | 29.8 | (0.69) | 30.3 | (0.58) | 29.5 | (1.35) | 32.8 | (0.84) | 35.8 | (1.16) | ||||||||||||||
| Education specialist3 |
9 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.7) | 14 | (1.0) | 17 | (2.4) | 14 | (1.3) | 23 | (2.3) | 3.0 | (0.30) | 2.9 | (0.24) | 2.9 | (0.19) | 3.1 | (0.19) | 3.6 | (0.54) | 2.8 | (0.25) | 5.0 | (0.48) | ||||||||||||||
| Doctor's | 4 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.8) | 6 | (0.6) | 8 | (0.8) | 10 | (1.2) | 12 | (1.9) | 11 | (2.0) | 1.5 | (0.23) | 1.8 | (0.22) | 1.7 | (0.15) | 1.8 | (0.16) | 2.2 | (0.26) | 2.4 | (0.38) | 2.3 | (0.41) | ||||||||||||||
| Years of full-time teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 59 | (2.1) | 73 | (2.8) | 79 | (2.1) | 108 | (3.8) | 116 | (14.6) | 116 | (5.4) | 91 | (8.4) | 19.0 | (0.60) | 20.4 | (0.72) | 20.9 | (0.54) | 23.9 | (0.52) | 24.8 | (2.75) | 23.6 | (0.99) | 19.5 | (1.76) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 115 | (4.1) | 123 | (4.0) | 128 | (3.1) | 139 | (4.2) | 154 | (6.0) | 152 | (5.2) | 145 | (5.7) | 37.6 | (0.88) | 34.6 | (0.69) | 33.9 | (0.60) | 31.0 | (0.55) | 33.0 | (1.23) | 31.0 | (0.82) | 31.3 | (0.94) | ||||||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 92 | (3.8) | 107 | (3.5) | 112 | (3.0) | 122 | (3.6) | 112 | (5.8) | 120 | (4.7) | 129 | (5.8) | 29.8 | (0.80) | 30.0 | (0.78) | 29.6 | (0.60) | 27.2 | (0.52) | 23.9 | (1.19) | 24.6 | (0.86) | 27.7 | (1.06) | ||||||||||||||
| Over 20 | 42 | (2.4) | 53 | (2.5) | 59 | (2.1) | 80 | (2.6) | 86 | (8.0) | 102 | (4.0) | 100 | (7.2) | 13.6 | (0.62) | 14.9 | (0.67) | 15.6 | (0.51) | 17.8 | (0.45) | 18.3 | (1.87) | 20.8 | (0.75) | 21.4 | (1.47) | ||||||||||||||
| Level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 179 | (5.6) | 225 | (4.7) | 221 | (3.6) | 261 | (5.8) | 263 | (17.5) | 258 | (6.5) | 245 | (9.3) | 58.3 | (0.92) | 63.2 | (0.72) | 58.4 | (0.57) | 58.1 | (0.66) | 56.4 | (3.06) | 52.8 | (1.03) | 52.8 | (1.67) | ||||||||||||||
| Secondary | 128 | (4.7) | 131 | (4.0) | 157 | (3.4) | 188 | (6.2) | 204 | (13.4) | 231 | (7.1) | 219 | (9.9) | 41.7 | (0.92) | 36.8 | (0.72) | 41.6 | (0.57) | 41.9 | (0.66) | 43.6 | (3.06) | 47.2 | (1.03) | 47.2 | (1.67) | ||||||||||||||
| —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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data for years 1987-88 through 1999-2000 are only roughly comparable to data for later years, because the new category of two or more races was introduced in 2003-04. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes Pacific Islander for years 1987-88 through 1999-2000. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes prekindergarten teachers. Data are based on a head count of full-time and part-time teachers rather than on the number of full-time-equivalent teachers reported in other tables. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, missing data, and cell suppression. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 1987-88 through 2011-12; "Private School Teacher Data File," 1987-88 through 2011-12; and "Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared July 2013.) |
