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| Table 209.24. | Number and percentage distribution of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by whether they entered teaching through an alternative route to certification program and selected teacher and school characteristics: 2015-16 |
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| Selected teacher or school characteristic | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of teachers, by teacher or school characteristic | Percentage distribution of teachers, by alternative route status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Entered through alternative route program? | Total | Entered through alternative route program? | Total | Entered through alternative route program? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,349 | (28.7) | 585 | (10.8) | 2,764 | (25.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 17.5 | (0.29) | 82.5 | (0.29) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 776 | (12.5) | 185 | (5.6) | 591 | (9.7) | 23.2 | (0.33) | 31.7 | (0.74) | 21.4 | (0.32) | 100.0 | (†) | 23.9 | (0.55) | 76.1 | (0.55) | ||||||||
| Female | 2,573 | (25.2) | 400 | (8.4) | 2,173 | (23.4) | 76.8 | (0.33) | 68.3 | (0.74) | 78.6 | (0.32) | 100.0 | (†) | 15.5 | (0.30) | 84.5 | (0.30) | ||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 2,694 | (25.9) | 391 | (8.0) | 2,303 | (24.3) | 80.4 | (0.33) | 66.9 | (0.77) | 83.3 | (0.32) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.5 | (0.28) | 85.5 | (0.28) | ||||||||
| Black | 224 | (7.2) | 77 | (3.5) | 147 | (5.5) | 6.7 | (0.21) | 13.2 | (0.55) | 5.3 | (0.20) | 100.0 | (†) | 34.5 | (1.16) | 65.5 | (1.16) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 289 | (7.6) | 83 | (3.7) | 206 | (5.9) | 8.6 | (0.21) | 14.3 | (0.55) | 7.5 | (0.21) | 100.0 | (†) | 28.8 | (0.99) | 71.2 | (0.99) | ||||||||
| Asian | 72 | (3.1) | 15 | (1.4) | 58 | (2.6) | 2.2 | (0.09) | 2.5 | (0.23) | 2.1 | (0.09) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.1 | (1.58) | 79.9 | (1.58) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 7 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 6 | (0.8) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.3 | (0.08) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 100.0 | (†) | 22.3 | (5.50) | 77.7 | (5.50) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
15 | (1.4) | 5 | (0.7) | 11 | (1.2) | 0.5 | (0.04) | 0.8 | (0.12) | 0.4 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 29.7 | (3.75) | 70.3 | (3.75) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 46 | (2.4) | 12 | (1.3) | 34 | (2.1) | 1.4 | (0.07) | 2.1 | (0.22) | 1.2 | (0.07) | 100.0 | (†) | 26.3 | (2.42) | 73.7 | (2.42) | ||||||||
Main activity the year prior to first year of teaching1 |
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| Student at a college or university |
325 | (6.9) | 37 | (2.2) | 287 | (6.5) | 49.0 | (0.67) | 23.9 | (1.13) | 56.8 | (0.79) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.5 | (0.63) | 88.5 | (0.63) | ||||||||
| Working as a substitute teacher |
97 | (3.3) | 20 | (1.6) | 77 | (3.0) | 14.7 | (0.46) | 12.8 | (0.90) | 15.2 | (0.55) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.7 | (1.45) | 79.3 | (1.45) | ||||||||
| Teaching in a preschool | 17 | (1.6) | 4 | (0.8) | 13 | (1.2) | 2.6 | (0.24) | 2.6 | (0.47) | 2.6 | (0.24) | 100.0 | (†) | 23.1 | (3.45) | 76.9 | (3.45) | ||||||||
| Teaching at a college or university |
8 | (1.0) | 4 | (0.7) | 4 | (0.7) | 1.3 | (0.14) | 2.8 | (0.42) | 0.8 | (0.14) | 100.0 | (†) | 52.6 | (5.80) | 47.4 | (5.80) | ||||||||
| Working in a position in the field of education, but not as a teacher |
99 | (3.5) | 35 | (2.0) | 63 | (2.8) | 14.9 | (0.47) | 22.5 | (1.13) | 12.6 | (0.51) | 100.0 | (†) | 35.7 | (1.62) | 64.3 | (1.62) | ||||||||
| Working in an occupation outside the field of education |
96 | (3.7) | 48 | (2.5) | 48 | (2.6) | 14.4 | (0.52) | 30.4 | (1.22) | 9.5 | (0.51) | 100.0 | (†) | 49.7 | (1.86) | 50.3 | (1.86) | ||||||||
| Caring for family members | 9 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 6 | (0.9) | 1.4 | (0.16) | 1.7 | (0.34) | 1.3 | (0.17) | 100.0 | (†) | 30.0 | (4.84) | 70.0 | (4.84) | ||||||||
| Military service | 3 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 1.2 | (0.30) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 100.0 | (†) | 57.3 | (8.83) | 42.7 | (8.83) | ||||||||
| Unemployed and seeking work | 6 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 4 | (0.7) | 0.9 | (0.12) | 1.4 | (0.31) | 0.8 | (0.13) | 100.0 | (†) | 36.1 | (6.46) | 63.9 | (6.46) | ||||||||
| Retired from another job | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | (0.08) | 0.8 | ! | (0.28) | 0.1 | ! | (0.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
Main teaching assignment |
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| Elementary education | 1,071 | (22.6) | 114 | (4.5) | 957 | (21.3) | 32.0 | (0.60) | 19.5 | (0.70) | 34.6 | (0.64) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.6 | (0.40) | 89.4 | (0.40) | ||||||||
| Special education | 397 | (6.8) | 78 | (3.1) | 319 | (6.1) | 11.9 | (0.17) | 13.4 | (0.51) | 11.5 | (0.19) | 100.0 | (†) | 19.7 | (0.70) | 80.3 | (0.70) | ||||||||
| Arts and music | 225 | (5.2) | 30 | (1.9) | 195 | (4.9) | 6.7 | (0.15) | 5.1 | (0.31) | 7.1 | (0.17) | 100.0 | (†) | 13.2 | (0.80) | 86.8 | (0.80) | ||||||||
| English and language arts | 416 | (6.6) | 75 | (3.2) | 342 | (6.3) | 12.4 | (0.17) | 12.8 | (0.49) | 12.4 | (0.21) | 100.0 | (†) | 17.9 | (0.72) | 82.1 | (0.72) | ||||||||
| English as a second language | 68 | (3.1) | 17 | (1.5) | 52 | (2.8) | 2.0 | (0.09) | 2.8 | (0.25) | 1.9 | (0.10) | 100.0 | (†) | 24.3 | (1.99) | 75.7 | (1.99) | ||||||||
| Foreign languages | 91 | (3.4) | 23 | (1.8) | 67 | (2.8) | 2.7 | (0.10) | 3.9 | (0.29) | 2.4 | (0.10) | 100.0 | (†) | 25.5 | (1.61) | 74.5 | (1.61) | ||||||||
| Health education | 156 | (3.8) | 17 | (1.2) | 140 | (3.6) | 4.7 | (0.11) | 2.9 | (0.21) | 5.0 | (0.13) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.8 | (0.75) | 89.2 | (0.75) | ||||||||
| Mathematics and computer science |
279 | (6.3) | 62 | (2.7) | 217 | (5.3) | 8.3 | (0.17) | 10.6 | (0.41) | 7.9 | (0.18) | 100.0 | (†) | 22.1 | (0.79) | 77.9 | (0.79) | ||||||||
| Natural sciences | 223 | (5.2) | 63 | (2.8) | 160 | (4.3) | 6.7 | (0.15) | 10.7 | (0.43) | 5.8 | (0.15) | 100.0 | (†) | 28.1 | (1.04) | 71.9 | (1.04) | ||||||||
| Social sciences | 209 | (5.3) | 38 | (2.1) | 171 | (4.4) | 6.2 | (0.15) | 6.4 | (0.33) | 6.2 | (0.16) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.0 | (0.86) | 82.0 | (0.86) | ||||||||
| Career or technical education | 156 | (5.2) | 58 | (3.0) | 97 | (3.5) | 4.6 | (0.15) | 10.0 | (0.46) | 3.5 | (0.13) | 100.0 | (†) | 37.4 | (1.27) | 62.6 | (1.27) | ||||||||
| All others | 58 | (2.7) | 12 | (1.2) | 47 | (2.3) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 100.0 | (†) | 19.9 | (1.82) | 80.1 | (1.82) | ||||||||
School classification |
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| Traditional public | 3,162 | (29.3) | 539 | (10.6) | 2,623 | (25.8) | 94.4 | (0.24) | 92.2 | (0.42) | 94.9 | (0.23) | 100.0 | (†) | 17.0 | (0.29) | 83.0 | (0.29) | ||||||||
| Charter school | 187 | (7.8) | 46 | (2.4) | 141 | (6.5) | 5.6 | (0.24) | 7.8 | (0.42) | 5.1 | (0.23) | 100.0 | (†) | 24.5 | (0.99) | 75.5 | (0.99) | ||||||||
School level |
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| Elementary | 1,613 | (35.1) | 200 | (6.9) | 1,413 | (31.8) | 48.2 | (0.94) | 34.2 | (1.09) | 51.1 | (0.96) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.4 | (0.35) | 87.6 | (0.35) | ||||||||
| Middle | 600 | (23.7) | 115 | (6.2) | 485 | (19.7) | 17.9 | (0.70) | 19.7 | (0.99) | 17.5 | (0.71) | 100.0 | (†) | 19.2 | (0.71) | 80.8 | (0.71) | ||||||||
| High | 934 | (29.3) | 229 | (9.1) | 705 | (22.7) | 27.9 | (0.85) | 39.2 | (1.26) | 25.5 | (0.81) | 100.0 | (†) | 24.5 | (0.58) | 75.5 | (0.58) | ||||||||
| Combined | 202 | (9.2) | 40 | (2.7) | 162 | (7.6) | 6.0 | (0.27) | 6.9 | (0.45) | 5.9 | (0.27) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.0 | (0.94) | 80.0 | (0.94) | ||||||||
Percent of minority students in school2 |
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| Less than 10 percent | 417 | (17.3) | 39 | (2.9) | 378 | (15.6) | 13.4 | (0.54) | 7.3 | (0.54) | 14.7 | (0.59) | 100.0 | (†) | 9.4 | (0.55) | 90.6 | (0.55) | ||||||||
| 10 to 24 percent | 597 | (18.3) | 71 | (3.6) | 526 | (16.6) | 19.2 | (0.57) | 13.2 | (0.64) | 20.4 | (0.61) | 100.0 | (†) | 11.8 | (0.50) | 88.2 | (0.50) | ||||||||
| 25 to 49 percent | 724 | (20.2) | 114 | (4.9) | 610 | (17.8) | 23.3 | (0.61) | 21.3 | (0.83) | 23.7 | (0.64) | 100.0 | (†) | 15.8 | (0.56) | 84.2 | (0.56) | ||||||||
| 50 to 74 percent | 538 | (18.5) | 101 | (5.1) | 437 | (15.6) | 17.3 | (0.56) | 18.7 | (0.88) | 17.0 | (0.57) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.7 | (0.71) | 81.3 | (0.71) | ||||||||
| 75 to 89 percent | 291 | (14.0) | 65 | (4.1) | 226 | (11.6) | 9.4 | (0.44) | 12.2 | (0.74) | 8.8 | (0.44) | 100.0 | (†) | 22.5 | (1.04) | 77.5 | (1.04) | ||||||||
| 90 percent or more | 544 | (17.5) | 147 | (6.7) | 397 | (13.3) | 17.5 | (0.55) | 27.3 | (1.06) | 15.4 | (0.52) | 100.0 | (†) | 27.0 | (0.83) | 73.0 | (0.83) | ||||||||
School locale |
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| City3 | 983 | (24.5) | 216 | (7.5) | 767 | (19.8) | 29.3 | (0.68) | 36.9 | (0.99) | 27.7 | (0.68) | 100.0 | (†) | 22.0 | (0.53) | 78.0 | (0.53) | ||||||||
| Suburban | 1,286 | (29.3) | 206 | (7.1) | 1,079 | (25.8) | 38.4 | (0.78) | 35.3 | (1.07) | 39.0 | (0.79) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.0 | (0.46) | 84.0 | (0.46) | ||||||||
| Town | 399 | (14.7) | 58 | (3.5) | 341 | (12.6) | 11.9 | (0.43) | 9.9 | (0.59) | 12.3 | (0.45) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.5 | (0.66) | 85.5 | (0.66) | ||||||||
| Rural | 682 | (17.9) | 105 | (4.7) | 577 | (15.0) | 20.4 | (0.53) | 17.9 | (0.75) | 20.9 | (0.54) | 100.0 | (†) | 15.4 | (0.50) | 84.6 | (0.50) | ||||||||
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 | 752 | (22.7) | 102 | (5.1) | 650 | (20.4) | 22.5 | (0.63) | 17.4 | (0.79) | 23.5 | (0.68) | 100.0 | (†) | 13.5 | (0.57) | 86.5 | (0.57) | ||||||||
| 26 to 50 | 809 | (24.3) | 136 | (6.5) | 672 | (20.5) | 24.1 | (0.69) | 23.3 | (1.01) | 24.3 | (0.71) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.8 | (0.60) | 83.2 | (0.60) | ||||||||
| 51 to 75 | 737 | (21.1) | 128 | (5.4) | 610 | (17.9) | 22.0 | (0.62) | 21.8 | (0.91) | 22.1 | (0.63) | 100.0 | (†) | 17.3 | (0.55) | 82.7 | (0.55) | ||||||||
| 76 to 100 | 945 | (23.7) | 194 | (7.0) | 751 | (19.7) | 28.2 | (0.66) | 33.1 | (0.97) | 27.2 | (0.68) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.5 | (0.56) | 79.5 | (0.56) | ||||||||
| School does not participate | 107 | (7.5) | 26 | (2.2) | 81 | (6.2) | 3.2 | (0.22) | 4.4 | (0.38) | 2.9 | (0.22) | 100.0 | (†) | 24.0 | (1.46) | 76.0 | (1.46) | ||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Includes only those teachers whose first year of teaching was between 2011-12 and 2015-16. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Excludes teachers for whom the percentage of minority enrollment in the school was not available. Minority enrollment is the combined enrollment of students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and of Two or more races. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Interpret data on city teachers with caution. After nonresponse adjustments to the 2015-16 data, the nonresponse bias for this category is greater than for other characteristics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Teachers were asked whether they entered teaching through an alternative route to certification program, which is a program that was designed to expedite the transition of nonteachers to a teaching career (for example, a state, district, or university alternative route to certification program). 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2015-16. (This table was prepared January 2021.) |
