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| Table 209.26. | Percentage distribution of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by school locale and selected teacher characteristics: 2017-18 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||
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| Selected teacher characteristic | Total | City | Suburban | Town | Rural | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Total, all teachers | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 23.5 | (0.28) | 23.8 | (0.50) | 22.5 | (0.49) | 24.7 | (0.88) | 24.3 | (0.70) | |||||
| Female | 76.5 | (0.28) | 76.2 | (0.50) | 77.5 | (0.49) | 75.3 | (0.88) | 75.7 | (0.70) | |||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 79.3 | (0.35) | 68.5 | (0.70) | 79.6 | (0.63) | 86.8 | (0.79) | 89.7 | (0.53) | |||||
| Black | 6.7 | (0.20) | 11.8 | (0.50) | 5.5 | (0.34) | 3.7 | (0.41) | 3.6 | (0.31) | |||||
| Hispanic | 9.3 | (0.26) | 14.0 | (0.56) | 9.8 | (0.42) | 5.8 | (0.48) | 3.8 | (0.34) | |||||
| Asian | 2.1 | (0.10) | 3.1 | (0.20) | 2.7 | (0.19) | 0.9 | (0.14) | 0.5 | (0.08) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.2 | (0.05) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 0.1 | ! | (0.04) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5 | (0.05) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 0.9 | (0.23) | 1.0 | (0.15) | |||||
| Two or more races | 1.8 | (0.09) | 2.1 | (0.15) | 1.8 | (0.16) | 1.7 | (0.24) | 1.3 | (0.15) | |||||
Age |
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| Under 30 | 15.0 | (0.24) | 16.4 | (0.45) | 13.7 | (0.39) | 15.6 | (0.66) | 15.0 | (0.55) | |||||
| 30 to 39 | 27.9 | (0.29) | 27.5 | (0.49) | 28.6 | (0.52) | 27.7 | (0.77) | 27.5 | (0.63) | |||||
| 40 to 49 | 29.0 | (0.32) | 27.6 | (0.54) | 30.0 | (0.53) | 28.8 | (0.81) | 29.1 | (0.63) | |||||
| 50 to 59 | 20.7 | (0.29) | 21.0 | (0.47) | 20.4 | (0.50) | 20.8 | (0.65) | 20.6 | (0.55) | |||||
| 60 and over | 7.4 | (0.17) | 7.5 | (0.30) | 7.3 | (0.26) | 7.1 | (0.45) | 7.8 | (0.38) | |||||
Highest degree earned |
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| Less than bachelor's | 2.7 | (0.10) | 2.3 | (0.17) | 2.5 | (0.18) | 3.6 | (0.33) | 3.2 | (0.25) | |||||
| Bachelor's | 39.3 | (0.36) | 38.7 | (0.62) | 35.8 | (0.61) | 43.7 | (1.00) | 44.3 | (0.73) | |||||
| Postbaccalaureate | 58.0 | (0.38) | 59.0 | (0.61) | 61.7 | (0.66) | 52.7 | (1.01) | 52.5 | (0.73) | |||||
| Master's | 49.2 | (0.36) | 49.4 | (0.59) | 52.0 | (0.63) | 45.7 | (0.97) | 45.7 | (0.77) | |||||
| Education specialist1 | 7.6 | (0.18) | 8.2 | (0.33) | 8.4 | (0.31) | 6.3 | (0.48) | 6.1 | (0.34) | |||||
| Doctor's | 1.2 | (0.07) | 1.3 | (0.15) | 1.4 | (0.12) | 0.7 | (0.12) | 0.7 | (0.11) | |||||
Years of teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 9.0 | (0.19) | 10.3 | (0.35) | 7.8 | (0.29) | 9.6 | (0.46) | 8.9 | (0.42) | |||||
| 3 to 9 | 28.3 | (0.34) | 30.9 | (0.61) | 26.8 | (0.54) | 28.4 | (0.80) | 27.3 | (0.64) | |||||
| 10 to 20 | 39.9 | (0.35) | 37.9 | (0.62) | 42.4 | (0.53) | 37.6 | (0.87) | 39.5 | (0.68) | |||||
| Over 20 | 22.8 | (0.29) | 20.9 | (0.47) | 23.0 | (0.52) | 24.4 | (0.74) | 24.2 | (0.56) | |||||
Certification type2 |
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| Regular | 90.4 | (0.19) | 88.4 | (0.40) | 91.3 | (0.29) | 90.1 | (0.53) | 91.7 | (0.38) | |||||
| Probationary | 3.0 | (0.11) | 3.5 | (0.20) | 2.8 | (0.18) | 3.2 | (0.31) | 2.7 | (0.23) | |||||
| Provisional or temporary | 3.9 | (0.13) | 4.4 | (0.25) | 3.8 | (0.20) | 3.4 | (0.29) | 3.4 | (0.23) | |||||
| Waiver or emergency | 1.0 | (0.06) | 1.2 | (0.12) | 0.7 | (0.08) | 1.5 | (0.22) | 0.8 | (0.10) | |||||
| No certification | 1.7 | (0.08) | 2.5 | (0.17) | 1.3 | (0.12) | 1.8 | (0.24) | 1.4 | (0.16) | |||||
Entered teaching through an alternative route to certification program3 |
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| Yes | 18.6 | (0.28) | 22.4 | (0.52) | 17.4 | (0.50) | 15.0 | (0.68) | 17.5 | (0.58) | |||||
| No | 81.4 | (0.28) | 77.6 | (0.52) | 82.6 | (0.50) | 85.0 | (0.68) | 82.5 | (0.58) | |||||
Took undergraduate or graduate courses on selected topics before first year of teaching |
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| Yes, took course on one or more of the listed topics |
87.0 | (0.23) | 85.0 | (0.42) | 87.4 | (0.41) | 88.9 | (0.56) | 87.9 | (0.47) | |||||
| Classroom management techniques | 73.8 | (0.31) | 71.2 | (0.56) | 73.9 | (0.50) | 76.5 | (0.70) | 75.7 | (0.61) | |||||
| Lesson planning | 78.7 | (0.27) | 76.5 | (0.46) | 79.3 | (0.50) | 80.7 | (0.65) | 79.4 | (0.56) | |||||
| Assessing learning | 76.6 | (0.27) | 74.3 | (0.47) | 77.5 | (0.49) | 78.1 | (0.75) | 77.4 | (0.58) | |||||
| Using student performance data to inform instruction |
56.0 | (0.33) | 55.7 | (0.60) | 55.8 | (0.61) | 56.8 | (0.85) | 56.2 | (0.66) | |||||
| Serving students from diverse economic backgrounds |
64.5 | (0.31) | 64.3 | (0.59) | 64.5 | (0.51) | 66.5 | (0.79) | 63.9 | (0.70) | |||||
| No, did not take course on any listed topic |
13.0 | (0.23) | 15.0 | (0.42) | 12.6 | (0.41) | 11.1 | (0.56) | 12.1 | (0.47) | |||||
Had any student teaching or practice teaching |
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| Yes | 86.0 | (0.24) | 83.6 | (0.48) | 86.6 | (0.44) | 88.1 | (0.60) | 87.3 | (0.52) | |||||
| No | 14.0 | (0.24) | 16.4 | (0.48) | 13.4 | (0.44) | 11.9 | (0.60) | 12.7 | (0.52) | |||||
Major field of study for bachelor's or higher degree4 |
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| Arts and music | 7.4 | (0.18) | 7.4 | (0.27) | 7.9 | (0.32) | 6.6 | (0.37) | 7.0 | (0.34) | |||||
| Education, elementary instruction | 40.4 | (0.47) | 39.7 | (0.89) | 39.5 | (0.84) | 42.5 | (1.27) | 42.1 | (0.96) | |||||
| Education, secondary instruction | 13.4 | (0.27) | 12.9 | (0.46) | 14.1 | (0.43) | 12.9 | (0.63) | 12.9 | (0.63) | |||||
| Education, special education | 13.7 | (0.22) | 15.0 | (0.47) | 13.7 | (0.37) | 13.4 | (0.62) | 12.1 | (0.49) | |||||
| Education, other | 15.7 | (0.25) | 15.9 | (0.43) | 16.2 | (0.48) | 15.2 | (0.64) | 14.8 | (0.52) | |||||
| English and language arts | 15.0 | (0.26) | 15.2 | (0.42) | 16.5 | (0.42) | 13.2 | (0.59) | 12.9 | (0.53) | |||||
| Foreign languages | 3.4 | (0.12) | 4.1 | (0.21) | 3.7 | (0.22) | 1.9 | (0.22) | 2.7 | (0.25) | |||||
| Health and physical education | 5.8 | (0.15) | 5.4 | (0.27) | 5.3 | (0.25) | 6.6 | (0.42) | 6.8 | (0.37) | |||||
| Mathematics | 4.6 | (0.14) | 4.4 | (0.24) | 5.0 | (0.23) | 4.4 | (0.32) | 4.4 | (0.29) | |||||
| Natural sciences | 6.4 | (0.16) | 6.5 | (0.28) | 6.3 | (0.27) | 6.4 | (0.42) | 6.2 | (0.33) | |||||
| Social sciences | 15.4 | (0.23) | 17.6 | (0.45) | 16.3 | (0.42) | 12.2 | (0.59) | 12.3 | (0.47) | |||||
| Vocational/technical education | 8.1 | (0.19) | 8.0 | (0.32) | 8.1 | (0.30) | 7.3 | (0.43) | 8.8 | (0.39) | |||||
| Other field | 14.0 | (0.22) | 15.4 | (0.44) | 14.5 | (0.37) | 12.7 | (0.57) | 11.7 | (0.42) | |||||
| No degree | 2.7 | (0.10) | 2.3 | (0.17) | 2.5 | (0.18) | 3.6 | (0.33) | 3.2 | (0.25) | |||||
Field of main teaching assignment |
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| Elementary education | 32.5 | (0.45) | 33.4 | (0.80) | 32.1 | (0.84) | 32.9 | (1.25) | 31.9 | (0.90) | |||||
| Special education | 12.2 | (0.19) | 13.2 | (0.41) | 11.9 | (0.32) | 11.8 | (0.54) | 11.6 | (0.42) | |||||
| Arts and music | 6.5 | (0.16) | 6.1 | (0.25) | 6.6 | (0.29) | 6.2 | (0.36) | 6.8 | (0.33) | |||||
| English and language arts | 11.6 | (0.21) | 11.2 | (0.34) | 11.8 | (0.35) | 11.5 | (0.55) | 11.8 | (0.44) | |||||
| Foreign languages | 2.7 | (0.10) | 2.8 | (0.17) | 3.1 | (0.18) | 1.9 | (0.22) | 2.3 | (0.22) | |||||
| Health education | 4.6 | (0.12) | 4.2 | (0.23) | 4.3 | (0.20) | 5.2 | (0.38) | 5.3 | (0.28) | |||||
| Mathematics and computer science | 8.5 | (0.18) | 8.1 | (0.30) | 9.1 | (0.33) | 8.4 | (0.47) | 7.9 | (0.38) | |||||
| Natural sciences | 6.8 | (0.16) | 6.5 | (0.28) | 6.9 | (0.28) | 6.8 | (0.40) | 7.1 | (0.34) | |||||
| Social sciences | 6.3 | (0.14) | 6.0 | (0.26) | 6.4 | (0.25) | 6.7 | (0.40) | 6.2 | (0.30) | |||||
| Career or technical education | 4.1 | (0.13) | 3.3 | (0.21) | 3.4 | (0.19) | 5.1 | (0.37) | 5.9 | (0.32) | |||||
| All other | 4.2 | (0.14) | 5.1 | (0.27) | 4.2 | (0.23) | 3.6 | (0.32) | 3.3 | (0.27) | |||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Refers to certification of teachers to teach in the state where they are currently teaching. A teaching certificate is probationary if all requirements have been satisfied except completion of a probationary period. It is provisional or temporary if additional coursework, student teaching, or passage of a test is required to obtain regular certification. It is a waiver or emergency certificate if a certification program must be completed to continue teaching. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 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). | |||||||||||||||
| 4 Data 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: 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 some other tables. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2017–18. (This table was prepared November 2019.) |
