Table 209.27a.

Number and percentage of teachers who are military veterans, by control of school; sex, race/ethnicity, and age group of teacher; region; and level of instruction: 2006

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age group of teacher; region; and level of instruction	Total number of teachers (in thousands)									Number of teachers who are military veterans (in thousands)									Percentage of teachers who are veterans
	Total			Public			Private			Total			Public			Private			Total			Public			Private
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10
Total, all teachers	4,635		(25.5)	3,469		(19.4)	1,166		(13.6)	138		(3.9)	114		(3.5)	24		(1.7)	3.0		(0.08)	3.3		(0.10)	2.1		(0.15)
Preschool and kindergarten	509		(8.3)	118		(3.5)	392		(8.1)	4		(0.8)	‡		(†)	‡		†	0.7		(0.15)	0.9	!	(0.33)	0.7		(0.16)
Elementary and secondary	4,126		(23.5)	3,351		(19.2)	774		(11.5)	134		(3.8)	113		(3.5)	21		(1.6)	3.3		(0.09)	3.4		(0.10)	2.8		(0.21)
Elementary and middle school	3,161		(20.4)	2,566		(18.5)	596		(9.3)	89		(3.2)	76		(3.0)	14		(1.3)	2.8		(0.10)	3.0		(0.11)	2.3		(0.22)
Secondary school	748		(8.9)	603		(7.6)	145		(5.0)	40		(2.1)	33		(2.0)	7		(0.9)	5.3		(0.27)	5.4		(0.32)	5.0		(0.62)
Special education	217		(6.4)	182		(5.9)	34		(2.0)	5		(0.7)	4		(0.6)	‡		(†)	2.4		(0.30)	2.4		(0.33)	1.8	!	(0.71)
Sex
Males	1,016		(10.9)	826		(9.7)	190		(5.1)	112		(3.1)	94		(2.8)	18		(1.5)	11.1		(0.30)	11.4		(0.31)	9.6		(0.75)
Preschool and kindergarten	13		(1.6)	5		(0.9)	8		(1.3)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	5.3	!	(2.27)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	1,003		(11.0)	821		(9.8)	182		(5.0)	112		(3.0)	94		(2.8)	18		(1.5)	11.1		(0.30)	11.5		(0.31)	9.7		(0.80)
Elementary and middle school	664		(9.8)	545		(9.4)	119		(3.7)	73		(2.5)	62		(2.4)	11		(1.1)	11.0		(0.35)	11.4		(0.37)	9.2		(0.92)
Secondary school	309		(6.3)	251		(5.6)	58		(3.0)	36		(2.0)	30		(1.9)	6		(0.9)	11.6		(0.62)	11.8		(0.72)	10.8		(1.40)
Special education	30		(2.7)	25		(2.4)	6		(1.0)	3		(0.5)	3		(0.4)	‡		(†)	10.6		(1.58)	10.9		(1.82)	9.5	!	(3.69)
Females	3,618		(23.2)	2,643		(18.5)	976		(12.0)	26		(2.1)	20		(1.8)	6		(0.9)	0.7		(0.06)	0.7		(0.07)	0.6		(0.09)
Preschool and kindergarten	496		(8.1)	112		(3.3)	383		(8.0)	3		(0.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.6		(0.14)	0.8	!	(0.34)	0.5		(0.14)
Elementary and secondary	3,123		(21.3)	2,530		(18.3)	592		(9.7)	23		(1.8)	19		(1.7)	4		(0.6)	0.7		(0.06)	0.7		(0.07)	0.6		(0.10)
Elementary and middle school	2,498		(18.6)	2,020		(16.8)	477		(8.3)	17		(1.5)	14		(1.4)	3		(0.5)	0.7		(0.06)	0.7		(0.07)	0.6		(0.11)
Secondary school	439		(7.3)	352		(6.5)	87		(3.6)	4		(0.7)	3		(0.6)	‡		(†)	0.9		(0.16)	0.9		(0.18)	1.1	!	(0.36)
Special education	186		(5.9)	158		(5.3)	28		(1.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.0		(0.28)	1.1		(0.33)	‡		(†)
Race/ethnicity
White	3,712		(22.4)	2,795		(17.1)	917		(11.6)	106		(3.3)	87		(2.9)	19		(1.5)	2.9		(0.09)	3.1		(0.10)	2.0		(0.17)
Preschool and kindergarten	342		(6.5)	75		(2.7)	268		(6.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.6		(0.12)	0.9	!	(0.33)	0.5		(0.12)
Elementary and secondary	3,370		(20.9)	2,720		(17.4)	650		(10.0)	104		(3.3)	87		(2.9)	17		(1.5)	3.1		(0.10)	3.2		(0.10)	2.7		(0.23)
Elementary and middle school	2,586		(17.6)	2,088		(15.9)	498		(8.0)	67		(2.6)	56		(2.4)	11		(1.2)	2.6		(0.10)	2.7		(0.11)	2.2		(0.24)
Secondary school	607		(7.7)	485		(6.6)	122		(4.5)	33		(1.8)	27		(1.8)	6		(0.8)	5.4		(0.28)	5.5		(0.34)	4.9		(0.61)
Special education	177		(5.8)	147		(5.2)	29		(1.9)	4		(0.6)	3		(0.6)	‡		(†)	2.2		(0.35)	2.3		(0.39)	1.7	!	(0.70)
Black	433		(7.6)	319		(6.4)	114		(4.8)	17		(1.7)	15		(1.6)	‡		(†)	4.0		(0.36)	4.6		(0.46)	2.4		(0.57)
Preschool and kindergarten	87		(3.5)	20		(1.7)	67		(3.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	346		(6.6)	299		(6.2)	47		(3.0)	16		(1.6)	15		(1.6)	‡		(†)	4.7		(0.42)	4.9		(0.48)	4.0		(0.99)
Elementary and middle school	263		(5.7)	225		(5.5)	38		(2.4)	12		(1.4)	11		(1.4)	‡		(†)	4.5		(0.50)	4.7		(0.58)	3.2		(0.96)
Secondary school	62		(3.5)	55		(3.2)	7		(1.3)	4		(0.7)	3		(0.6)	‡		(†)	6.2		(1.03)	5.8		(1.05)	9.2	!	(4.19)
Special education	20		(1.6)	18		(1.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.1	!	(0.98)	3.5	!	(1.09)	‡		(†)
Hispanic	327		(7.5)	237		(6.4)	90		(3.4)	10		(1.2)	9		(1.1)	‡		(†)	3.1		(0.36)	3.6		(0.46)	2.0		(0.52)
Preschool and kindergarten	57		(2.8)	18		(1.5)	40		(2.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	270		(6.8)	219		(5.9)	51		(2.9)	10		(1.2)	8		(1.1)	‡		(†)	3.6		(0.43)	3.7		(0.50)	2.9		(0.80)
Elementary and middle school	207		(5.7)	169		(5.0)	38		(2.6)	7		(0.9)	6		(0.8)	‡		(†)	3.5		(0.42)	3.6		(0.49)	2.7	!	(0.92)
Secondary school	49		(2.8)	39		(2.6)	10		(1.4)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	4.8		(1.23)	4.9		(1.40)	‡		(†)
Special education	13		(1.4)	11		(1.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Asian	93		(3.2)	66		(2.8)	27		(2.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.7		(0.40)	1.9		(0.53)	1.3	!	(0.62)
Pacific Islander	4		(0.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	20		(1.5)	16		(1.3)	4		(0.8)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.1	!	(1.16)	3.8	!	(1.39)	‡		(†)
Two or More Races	39		(2.3)	28		(1.8)	10		(1.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	4.9		(1.14)	5.6		(1.45)	‡		(†)
Other	7		(1.0)	4		(0.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Age group
Less than 30 years old	883		(12.1)	605		(8.8)	278		(7.6)	5		(0.9)	4		(0.7)	‡		(†)	0.6		(0.10)	0.7		(0.11)	0.5	!	(0.17)
Preschool and kindergarten	156		(5.6)	23		(2.0)	133		(5.4)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.5	!	(0.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	727		(10.4)	582		(8.5)	145		(4.9)	4		(0.8)	4		(0.6)	‡		(†)	0.6		(0.10)	0.6		(0.11)	0.6	!	(0.24)
Elementary and middle school	552		(9.5)	443		(7.7)	109		(4.2)	4		(0.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.7		(0.12)	0.7		(0.14)	0.6	!	(0.23)
Secondary school	136		(4.8)	110		(4.1)	26		(2.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.5	!	(0.25)	0.5	!	(0.19)	‡		(†)
Special education	38		(2.7)	29		(2.4)	10		(1.1)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
30 to 39 years old	1,148		(13.4)	859		(10.4)	289		(6.9)	22		(1.6)	17		(1.3)	5		(0.7)	1.9		(0.13)	2.0		(0.15)	1.6		(0.26)
Preschool and kindergarten	127		(4.2)	31		(2.2)	96		(3.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.38)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.40)
Elementary and secondary	1,022		(13.0)	828		(10.7)	194		(5.8)	20		(1.5)	17		(1.4)	4		(0.6)	2.0		(0.15)	2.0		(0.16)	1.8		(0.33)
Elementary and middle school	781		(10.5)	629		(9.3)	151		(4.9)	14		(1.3)	12		(1.2)	‡		(†)	1.7		(0.17)	1.9		(0.18)	1.3		(0.34)
Secondary school	190		(4.7)	155		(4.4)	35		(2.2)	5		(0.7)	4		(0.6)	‡		(†)	2.8		(0.38)	2.6		(0.39)	3.8		(1.11)
Special education	51		(2.9)	44		(2.6)	8		(1.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.1	!	(0.68)	1.8	!	(0.67)	‡		(†)
40 to 49 years old	1,104		(11.3)	835		(10.4)	269		(6.1)	30		(1.7)	25		(1.6)	5		(0.7)	2.7		(0.16)	2.9		(0.19)	2.0		(0.27)
Preschool and kindergarten	119		(4.2)	32		(1.7)	87		(3.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.4	!	(0.17)	‡		(†)	0.5	!	(0.22)
Elementary and secondary	985		(11.3)	803		(10.2)	182		(4.8)	30		(1.7)	24		(1.6)	5		(0.7)	3.0		(0.17)	3.1		(0.19)	2.8		(0.40)
Elementary and middle school	755		(9.1)	615		(8.6)	140		(4.2)	20		(1.5)	16		(1.4)	4		(0.6)	2.6		(0.20)	2.6		(0.22)	2.5		(0.45)
Secondary school	171		(4.4)	137		(4.1)	33		(2.1)	8		(1.1)	7		(0.9)	‡		(†)	4.8		(0.60)	4.9		(0.64)	4.2		(1.17)
Special education	59		(3.0)	51		(2.9)	8		(0.8)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.6		(0.68)	2.9		(0.79)	‡		(†)
50 to 59 years old	1,183		(11.9)	933		(10.5)	250		(4.7)	50		(2.1)	43		(2.0)	7		(0.9)	4.2		(0.17)	4.6		(0.20)	2.6		(0.34)
Preschool and kindergarten	85		(3.2)	25		(1.9)	60		(2.4)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.9	!	(0.41)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	1,098		(10.9)	908		(10.1)	190		(4.4)	49		(2.0)	43		(2.0)	6		(0.8)	4.5		(0.18)	4.7		(0.20)	3.2		(0.43)
Elementary and middle school	849		(8.7)	703		(8.4)	146		(3.9)	32		(1.7)	28		(1.6)	4		(0.7)	3.8		(0.19)	4.0		(0.22)	2.7		(0.50)
Secondary school	194		(4.6)	157		(3.9)	37		(1.9)	15		(1.4)	13		(1.3)	‡		(†)	7.9		(0.66)	8.5		(0.80)	5.1		(1.05)
Special education	55		(2.6)	48		(2.5)	7		(0.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.9		(0.59)	2.8		(0.62)	‡		(†)
60 years old and over	317		(5.8)	237		(5.1)	80		(2.4)	32		(1.9)	25		(1.7)	6		(0.8)	9.9		(0.60)	10.7		(0.72)	7.8		(1.02)
Preschool and kindergarten	23		(1.7)	6		(0.9)	17		(1.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.1	!	(1.05)
Elementary and secondary	294		(5.2)	230		(4.9)	64		(2.1)	31		(1.9)	25		(1.7)	6		(0.8)	10.6		(0.64)	11.0		(0.74)	9.3		(1.22)
Elementary and middle school	224		(4.7)	175		(4.4)	49		(1.8)	20		(1.5)	16		(1.3)	4		(0.6)	8.9		(0.63)	9.3		(0.75)	7.2		(1.18)
Secondary school	57		(2.3)	44		(2.1)	13		(1.2)	10		(1.0)	8		(0.9)	‡		(†)	18.3		(1.69)	18.3		(1.91)	18.6		(4.04)
Special education	13		(1.3)	11		(1.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	6.4	!	(1.97)	7.3	!	(2.26)	‡		(†)
Region
Northeast	953		(11.8)	691		(8.8)	262		(5.9)	19		(1.5)	15		(1.3)	4		(0.7)	2.0		(0.17)	2.1		(0.20)	1.7		(0.26)
Preschool and kindergarten	87		(3.6)	19		(1.6)	69		(3.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	865		(10.7)	672		(8.7)	193		(4.8)	19		(1.5)	15		(1.3)	4		(0.7)	2.2		(0.18)	2.2		(0.20)	2.0		(0.35)
Elementary and middle school	637		(8.8)	494		(7.5)	143		(4.1)	12		(1.2)	10		(1.1)	2		(0.5)	1.9		(0.19)	2.0		(0.23)	1.5		(0.32)
Secondary school	169		(5.1)	133		(4.3)	36		(2.5)	6		(0.9)	5		(0.7)	‡		(†)	3.7		(0.51)	3.6		(0.51)	4.2		(1.23)
Special education	59		(3.4)	45		(3.1)	15		(1.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.8	!	(0.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Midwest	1,012		(12.8)	708		(10.2)	304		(5.8)	24		(1.6)	18		(1.4)	6		(0.9)	2.4		(0.15)	2.6		(0.19)	1.9		(0.29)
Preschool and kindergarten	99		(3.7)	21		(1.6)	78		(3.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	913		(12.8)	687		(9.9)	226		(5.5)	23		(1.6)	18		(1.4)	5		(0.8)	2.5		(0.17)	2.6		(0.19)	2.3		(0.36)
Elementary and middle school	696		(11.7)	520		(9.4)	176		(4.8)	15		(1.3)	12		(1.2)	3		(0.7)	2.2		(0.18)	2.3		(0.22)	1.9		(0.38)
Secondary school	167		(4.7)	126		(4.0)	41		(2.4)	7		(0.9)	6		(0.8)	‡		(†)	4.4		(0.53)	4.4		(0.64)	4.5		(1.06)
Special education	50		(2.9)	40		(2.6)	9		(1.1)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.6	!	(0.54)	1.7	!	(0.62)	‡		(†)
South	1,729		(14.6)	1,335		(12.7)	394		(7.8)	59		(2.8)	51		(2.7)	8		(0.9)	3.4		(0.16)	3.8		(0.19)	2.0		(0.23)
Preschool and kindergarten	225		(6.5)	49		(2.4)	176		(5.6)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.8	!	(0.25)	‡		(†)	0.6	!	(0.22)
Elementary and secondary	1,504		(13.5)	1,286		(12.1)	218		(6.0)	57		(2.7)	50		(2.7)	7		(0.8)	3.8		(0.17)	3.9		(0.19)	3.2		(0.37)
Elementary and middle school	1,188		(11.6)	1,014		(11.1)	174		(5.2)	40		(2.1)	35		(2.1)	5		(0.7)	3.4		(0.16)	3.5		(0.19)	2.9		(0.41)
Secondary school	251		(6.1)	212		(5.4)	39		(2.5)	14		(1.4)	12		(1.3)	‡		(†)	5.6		(0.55)	5.8		(0.61)	4.6		(1.12)
Special education	65		(3.4)	60		(3.2)	5		(0.9)	3		(0.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.8		(0.68)	4.0		(0.70)	‡		(†)
West	941		(10.9)	735		(8.6)	206		(5.3)	36		(2.0)	30		(1.9)	6		(0.7)	3.9		(0.20)	4.1		(0.25)	2.8		(0.33)
Preschool and kindergarten	98		(3.2)	30		(1.7)	69		(3.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.7	!	(0.29)	‡		(†)	0.7	!	(0.28)
Elementary and secondary	843		(10.7)	706		(8.6)	137		(4.4)	36		(2.0)	30		(1.9)	5		(0.7)	4.2		(0.23)	4.3		(0.26)	3.9		(0.50)
Elementary and middle school	640		(9.8)	538		(8.2)	103		(3.8)	22		(1.6)	19		(1.5)	3		(0.5)	3.4		(0.24)	3.5		(0.27)	2.9		(0.49)
Secondary school	160		(4.2)	131		(3.5)	29		(1.9)	12		(1.1)	10		(1.0)	‡		(†)	7.6		(0.65)	7.7		(0.77)	7.3		(1.50)
Special education	42		(2.4)	37		(2.2)	5		(1.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.2		(0.87)	2.9		(0.85)	‡		(†)

†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: Includes employed persons working in occupations classified as preschool and kindergarten, elementary and middle school, secondary school, and special education teachers. Includes only those persons employed as teachers by elementary and secondary schools, child day care services, and religious organizations. Excludes self-employed persons and those working without pay. Use caution when making comparisons of the estimate of the veteran population from 2013 or later with data from prior years. The Census Bureau found a larger than usual decrease in veterans from 2012 to 2013, which they believe was due to improvements in the veteran status question implemented in 2013. For more information about the revised veteran status question, see https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/working-papers/2014/acs/2014_Holder_01.pdf. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared June 2018.)