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| Table 209.50. | Percentage of public school teachers of grades 9 through 12, by field of main teaching assignment and selected demographic and educational characteristics: 2015-16 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected demographic or educational characteristic | Total | Field of main teaching assignment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arts and music | English or language arts | Foreign languages | Health and physical education | Mathematics | Natural sciences | Social sciences | Special education | Vocational/ technical | All other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of teachers (in thousands) | 1,088.8 | (29.79) | 92.6 | (3.43) | 163.3 | (5.52) | 65.3 | (3.03) | 64.1 | (2.72) | 154.9 | (5.36) | 123.8 | (4.44) | 128.9 | (4.70) | 121.6 | (4.17) | 129.3 | (4.96) | 45.0 | (2.55) | |||||||||||
Total |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||||||||
Sex |
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| Male | 40.6 | (0.53) | 43.1 | (1.70) | 23.7 | (1.25) | 23.1 | (1.75) | 61.2 | (2.02) | 41.7 | (1.27) | 44.1 | (1.40) | 62.2 | (1.39) | 25.0 | (1.36) | 48.8 | (1.51) | 36.0 | (2.59) | |||||||||||
| Female | 59.4 | (0.53) | 56.9 | (1.70) | 76.3 | (1.25) | 76.9 | (1.75) | 38.8 | (2.02) | 58.3 | (1.27) | 55.9 | (1.40) | 37.8 | (1.39) | 75.0 | (1.36) | 51.2 | (1.51) | 64.0 | (2.59) | |||||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 80.7 | (0.58) | 84.9 | (1.50) | 81.5 | (1.03) | 63.6 | (2.00) | 83.4 | (1.60) | 79.9 | (1.14) | 83.0 | (1.07) | 84.5 | (0.99) | 80.8 | (1.28) | 82.2 | (1.18) | 72.4 | (2.39) | |||||||||||
| Black | 6.4 | (0.35) | 4.2 | (0.71) | 6.8 | (0.73) | 2.1 | (0.58) | 7.9 | (1.22) | 6.3 | (0.66) | 4.5 | (0.58) | 4.2 | (0.50) | 8.6 | (0.82) | 9.2 | (0.91) | 10.6 | (1.71) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic | 8.2 | (0.37) | 6.4 | (0.89) | 7.2 | (0.79) | 28.8 | (1.90) | 5.8 | (0.94) | 7.8 | (0.71) | 6.3 | (0.61) | 7.9 | (0.76) | 6.3 | (0.86) | 5.1 | (0.70) | 10.8 | (1.55) | |||||||||||
| Asian | 2.1 | (0.17) | 2.4 | ! | (0.88) | 1.3 | (0.31) | 4.0 | (0.83) | 1.2 | ! | (0.43) | 3.2 | (0.44) | 3.2 | (0.52) | 0.7 | ! | (0.23) | 2.3 | (0.41) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 2.9 | ! | (0.89) | |||||||
| Pacific Islander | 0.3 | (0.05) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.7 | ! | (0.25) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5 | (0.09) | 0.5 | ! | (0.25) | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | 0.7 | ! | (0.32) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | ! | (0.17) | 0.7 | ! | (0.24) | 0.6 | ! | (0.21) | 0.4 | ! | (0.17) | 0.5 | ! | (0.21) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Two or more races | 1.7 | (0.13) | 1.4 | (0.39) | 2.5 | (0.40) | ‡ | (†) | 0.9 | ! | (0.38) | 2.0 | (0.35) | 2.1 | (0.39) | 2.1 | (0.42) | 1.5 | (0.35) | 1.2 | (0.30) | 2.1 | ! | (0.70) | |||||||||
Age |
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| Under 30 | 13.6 | (0.36) | 16.8 | (1.32) | 15.6 | (0.91) | 12.5 | (1.34) | 11.6 | (1.27) | 16.9 | (0.94) | 15.0 | (0.95) | 12.9 | (0.99) | 11.9 | (1.02) | 8.3 | (0.79) | 9.9 | (1.35) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 27.9 | (0.48) | 29.1 | (1.64) | 28.4 | (1.12) | 26.3 | (1.85) | 29.9 | (1.90) | 27.9 | (1.12) | 30.1 | (1.38) | 32.3 | (1.22) | 27.6 | (1.37) | 22.3 | (1.17) | 21.7 | (2.07) | |||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 27.0 | (0.44) | 21.6 | (1.41) | 28.6 | (1.17) | 28.6 | (1.82) | 30.3 | (1.93) | 26.3 | (1.15) | 25.6 | (1.20) | 27.4 | (1.33) | 27.9 | (1.50) | 26.5 | (1.20) | 28.3 | (2.07) | |||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 22.5 | (0.42) | 22.1 | (1.57) | 18.6 | (1.01) | 24.0 | (1.73) | 20.1 | (1.48) | 22.3 | (1.10) | 20.7 | (1.12) | 19.6 | (1.11) | 22.9 | (1.30) | 30.7 | (1.33) | 27.4 | (1.97) | |||||||||||
| 60 and over | 9.1 | (0.32) | 10.3 | (1.04) | 8.7 | (0.82) | 8.5 | (1.15) | 8.2 | (1.00) | 6.7 | (0.66) | 8.6 | (0.75) | 7.8 | (0.72) | 9.7 | (0.93) | 12.2 | (0.96) | 12.7 | (1.56) | |||||||||||
Age at which first began to teach full time or part time |
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| 25 or under | 49.7 | (0.52) | 56.6 | (1.68) | 52.4 | (1.35) | 51.9 | (1.93) | 59.0 | (2.09) | 59.2 | (1.19) | 46.6 | (1.48) | 50.3 | (1.57) | 45.5 | (1.35) | 34.6 | (1.48) | 38.7 | (2.22) | |||||||||||
| 26 to 35 | 32.4 | (0.45) | 30.7 | (1.65) | 31.0 | (1.24) | 30.2 | (1.92) | 31.8 | (1.94) | 26.2 | (0.98) | 37.4 | (1.42) | 35.5 | (1.44) | 33.6 | (1.47) | 35.7 | (1.43) | 31.3 | (2.10) | |||||||||||
| 36 to 45 | 12.5 | (0.30) | 8.1 | (0.94) | 11.9 | (0.85) | 13.0 | (1.51) | 7.5 | (1.37) | 10.3 | (0.79) | 11.4 | (0.98) | 10.0 | (0.82) | 14.6 | (1.05) | 20.1 | (1.32) | 19.4 | (1.74) | |||||||||||
| 46 to 55 | 4.6 | (0.21) | 4.1 | (0.70) | 4.3 | (0.60) | 4.3 | (0.75) | 1.5 | ! | (0.51) | 3.8 | (0.47) | 4.0 | (0.54) | 3.6 | (0.55) | 5.5 | (0.64) | 7.3 | (0.73) | 9.3 | (1.45) | ||||||||||
| 56 or over | 0.8 | (0.09) | 0.6 | ! | (0.23) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | 0.6 | ! | (0.30) | ‡ | (†) | 0.6 | ! | (0.19) | 0.7 | ! | (0.23) | 0.6 | ! | (0.22) | 0.8 | ! | (0.26) | 2.3 | (0.42) | 1.3 | ! | (0.53) | |||
Years of full-time teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 years | 9.5 | (0.30) | 9.6 | (0.98) | 9.5 | (0.72) | 9.0 | (1.07) | 7.2 | (0.99) | 9.3 | (0.72) | 10.0 | (0.75) | 7.7 | (0.75) | 9.2 | (0.88) | 12.4 | (0.86) | 10.5 | (1.37) | |||||||||||
| 3 to 9 years | 28.0 | (0.47) | 28.5 | (1.64) | 28.9 | (1.19) | 26.9 | (1.99) | 24.2 | (1.71) | 26.8 | (1.18) | 30.2 | (1.14) | 28.9 | (1.22) | 29.5 | (1.38) | 25.8 | (1.22) | 28.5 | (2.35) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 20 years | 39.1 | (0.52) | 34.4 | (1.68) | 41.7 | (1.36) | 38.7 | (2.25) | 40.3 | (2.08) | 39.6 | (1.26) | 38.2 | (1.38) | 40.4 | (1.41) | 38.8 | (1.40) | 38.3 | (1.50) | 39.2 | (2.51) | |||||||||||
| Over 20 years | 23.4 | (0.42) | 27.5 | (1.62) | 19.9 | (1.07) | 25.5 | (1.84) | 28.2 | (1.76) | 24.4 | (1.07) | 21.6 | (1.17) | 23.1 | (1.27) | 22.5 | (1.34) | 23.5 | (1.24) | 21.9 | (1.93) | |||||||||||
Highest degree earned |
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| Less than bachelor's degree | 3.8 | (0.21) | 2.7 | (0.51) | 1.1 | (0.25) | 2.2 | (0.56) | 4.1 | (0.78) | 2.0 | (0.36) | 2.4 | (0.44) | 2.0 | (0.37) | 2.0 | (0.39) | 15.1 | (1.22) | 5.3 | (1.03) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 36.6 | (0.58) | 46.6 | (1.83) | 37.5 | (1.20) | 32.8 | (2.02) | 44.1 | (2.02) | 36.8 | (1.13) | 31.2 | (1.39) | 37.6 | (1.39) | 30.3 | (1.47) | 38.9 | (1.47) | 30.2 | (2.10) | |||||||||||
| Master's degree | 49.1 | (0.61) | 43.2 | (1.78) | 50.0 | (1.23) | 54.9 | (1.96) | 44.8 | (2.12) | 52.7 | (1.31) | 56.6 | (1.44) | 50.2 | (1.43) | 51.4 | (1.44) | 36.2 | (1.62) | 50.7 | (2.32) | |||||||||||
| Education specialist1 | 8.4 | (0.31) | 5.5 | (0.81) | 9.4 | (0.75) | 6.9 | (0.90) | 6.0 | (1.24) | 6.7 | (0.67) | 5.9 | (0.73) | 8.1 | (0.84) | 14.9 | (1.16) | 8.4 | (0.86) | 12.7 | (1.54) | |||||||||||
| Doctor's degree | 2.0 | (0.15) | 1.9 | (0.47) | 2.0 | (0.35) | 3.3 | (0.76) | 0.9 | ! | (0.46) | 1.8 | (0.32) | 3.8 | (0.61) | 2.1 | (0.42) | 1.3 | (0.33) | 1.5 | (0.37) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
Major field of study in bachelor's or higher degree2 |
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| Arts and music | 9.6 | (0.27) | 89.7 | (1.07) | 5.5 | (0.51) | 2.4 | (0.59) | 0.4 | ! | (0.20) | 0.9 | (0.24) | 0.7 | ! | (0.23) | 1.0 | (0.29) | 1.9 | (0.42) | 2.2 | (0.42) | 4.5 | (1.01) | |||||||||
| Education, elementary instruction | 6.9 | (0.29) | 2.6 | (0.60) | 6.8 | (0.69) | 4.5 | (0.77) | 3.8 | (0.72) | 5.7 | (0.58) | 2.0 | (0.36) | 2.3 | (0.43) | 23.8 | (1.36) | 3.4 | (0.49) | 18.0 | (1.88) | |||||||||||
| Education, secondary instruction | 21.6 | (0.48) | 9.0 | (0.92) | 30.9 | (1.21) | 21.6 | (1.67) | 6.7 | (1.33) | 27.8 | (1.25) | 34.8 | (1.31) | 32.8 | (1.45) | 6.2 | (0.73) | 12.4 | (0.96) | 13.1 | (1.52) | |||||||||||
| Education, special education | 11.9 | (0.31) | 1.3 | (0.32) | 6.9 | (0.71) | 2.7 | (0.65) | 3.7 | (0.74) | 5.2 | (0.57) | 2.1 | (0.37) | 3.8 | (0.56) | 73.8 | (1.27) | 3.5 | (0.54) | 7.0 | (1.33) | |||||||||||
| Education, other | 17.9 | (0.39) | 10.7 | (1.09) | 18.3 | (1.02) | 17.9 | (1.42) | 21.1 | (1.71) | 20.2 | (1.09) | 17.3 | (1.00) | 20.9 | (1.21) | 18.2 | (1.20) | 15.9 | (1.09) | 17.8 | (1.78) | |||||||||||
| English and language arts | 16.7 | (0.31) | 4.3 | (0.71) | 74.7 | (1.12) | 13.8 | (1.45) | 2.7 | (0.66) | 2.6 | (0.44) | 1.5 | (0.40) | 6.1 | (0.68) | 12.8 | (1.10) | 4.3 | (0.64) | 23.9 | (1.92) | |||||||||||
| Foreign languages | 5.8 | (0.22) | 0.6 | ! | (0.29) | 2.3 | (0.52) | 75.3 | (1.77) | 0.7 | ! | (0.33) | 1.3 | (0.30) | 0.4 | ! | (0.18) | 1.0 | ! | (0.32) | 0.6 | ! | (0.22) | 0.4 | ! | (0.20) | 8.7 | (1.29) | |||||
| Health and physical education | 8.1 | (0.26) | 1.0 | ! | (0.35) | 1.5 | (0.32) | 1.8 | ! | (0.53) | 83.2 | (1.48) | 2.7 | (0.38) | 4.5 | (0.70) | 4.5 | (0.62) | 5.9 | (0.62) | 3.3 | (0.54) | 8.4 | (1.20) | |||||||||
| Mathematics | 10.3 | (0.28) | 0.6 | ! | (0.26) | 0.5 | ! | (0.18) | 2.1 | (0.63) | 1.6 | ! | (0.52) | 63.2 | (1.22) | 2.3 | (0.41) | 0.4 | ! | (0.17) | 1.4 | (0.36) | 2.9 | (0.69) | 3.6 | (0.87) | |||||||
| Natural sciences | 11.6 | (0.29) | 1.3 | ! | (0.41) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 1.7 | ! | (0.56) | 1.7 | (0.46) | 9.1 | (0.76) | 79.0 | (1.19) | 0.8 | ! | (0.25) | 2.7 | (0.49) | 3.2 | (0.49) | 5.5 | (1.14) | |||||||
| Social sciences | 19.1 | (0.42) | 3.8 | (0.87) | 11.0 | (0.77) | 15.5 | (1.50) | 6.7 | (0.98) | 8.3 | (0.70) | 6.3 | (0.67) | 81.3 | (1.16) | 23.3 | (1.30) | 7.1 | (0.80) | 19.4 | (1.98) | |||||||||||
| Vocational/technical education | 13.7 | (0.32) | 3.5 | (0.60) | 4.9 | (0.63) | 4.8 | (0.89) | 5.2 | (0.86) | 10.3 | (0.78) | 7.0 | (0.75) | 4.7 | (0.57) | 7.9 | (0.82) | 65.1 | (1.50) | 15.1 | (1.55) | |||||||||||
| Other field | 9.5 | (0.30) | 6.0 | (0.79) | 9.6 | (0.77) | 15.5 | (1.43) | 8.9 | (1.09) | 8.1 | (0.71) | 6.3 | (0.76) | 7.2 | (0.69) | 10.1 | (0.93) | 8.6 | (0.87) | 29.8 | (2.09) | |||||||||||
| No degree | 3.8 | (0.21) | 2.7 | (0.51) | 1.1 | (0.25) | 2.2 | (0.56) | 4.1 | (0.78) | 2.0 | (0.36) | 2.4 | (0.44) | 2.0 | (0.37) | 2.0 | (0.39) | 15.1 | (1.22) | 5.3 | (1.03) | |||||||||||
| †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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificates of advanced graduate studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Data may sum to more than 100 percent because (1) a teacher who reported more than one major is represented in more than one field of study and (2) a teacher with multiple degrees in different fields of study is represented in more than one field of study. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2015-16. (This table was prepared February 2021.) |
