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| Table 209.42. | Percentage of public school teachers who teach English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with disabilities and percentage with selected qualifications or coursework, by selected teacher and school characteristics: 2017–18 |
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| Selected teacher or school characteristic |
Teachers whose main teaching assignment is English as a Second Language (ESL) |
Teachers with at least one English Language Learner (ELL) student in their class |
Teachers whose main teaching assignment is special education |
Teachers with at least one student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in their class |
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| As a percent of all teachers |
Among these teachers, percent who have a major, minor, or certification in ESL1 |
As a percent of all teachers |
Among these teachers, percent who |
As a percent of all teachers |
Among these teachers, percent who have a major, minor, or certification in special education1 |
As a percent of all teachers |
Among these teachers, percent who |
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| Have a major, minor, or certification in ESL1 | Took any courses2 on how to teach ELL students | Have a major, minor, or certification in special education1 |
Took any courses2 on how to serve students with special needs |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2.0 | (0.11) | 82.6 | (2.13) | 64.0 | (0.42) | 10.0 | (0.29) | 44.8 | (0.41) | 12.2 | (0.19) | 95.8 | (0.38) | 88.7 | (0.24) | 23.0 | (0.27) | 70.9 | (0.32) | ||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1.2 | (0.17) | 82.7 | (4.44) | 65.1 | (0.68) | 5.2 | (0.36) | 43.5 | (0.87) | 8.0 | (0.33) | 94.6 | (0.88) | 91.8 | (0.43) | 14.7 | (0.45) | 67.4 | (0.68) | ||||||||||
| Female | 2.3 | (0.13) | 82.6 | (2.38) | 63.7 | (0.47) | 11.6 | (0.34) | 45.2 | (0.45) | 13.5 | (0.24) | 96.0 | (0.41) | 87.7 | (0.26) | 25.6 | (0.34) | 72.0 | (0.35) | ||||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 1.5 | (0.10) | 86.0 | (2.51) | 61.3 | (0.46) | 7.9 | (0.29) | 41.8 | (0.43) | 12.5 | (0.22) | 95.8 | (0.43) | 89.6 | (0.25) | 23.0 | (0.30) | 72.4 | (0.35) | ||||||||||
| Black | 1.0 | ! | (0.34) | ‡ | (†) | 63.8 | (1.38) | 7.9 | (1.05) | 40.4 | (1.64) | 14.2 | (0.90) | 95.3 | (1.18) | 86.0 | (0.91) | 27.2 | (1.28) | 62.8 | (1.16) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 6.7 | (0.63) | 80.3 | (3.29) | 82.3 | (0.97) | 24.4 | (1.07) | 60.6 | (1.05) | 9.3 | (0.58) | 94.8 | (1.25) | 83.0 | (0.91) | 20.2 | (0.96) | 64.3 | (1.14) | ||||||||||
| Asian | 3.7 | (0.96) | 88.3 | (6.10) | 79.3 | (1.56) | 12.0 | (1.88) | 59.8 | (2.32) | 11.1 | (1.33) | 97.7 | (1.10) | 87.7 | (1.41) | 22.3 | (1.90) | 70.4 | (2.06) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 67.1 | (5.87) | ‡ | (†) | 55.7 | (7.50) | 14.5 | ! | (4.57) | ‡ | (†) | 82.4 | (5.55) | 26.7 | (5.88) | 60.8 | (6.25) | |||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 64.6 | (4.35) | 7.3 | ! | (3.60) | 47.2 | (5.37) | 6.8 | (1.50) | ‡ | (†) | 87.1 | (3.05) | 15.2 | (2.86) | 65.6 | (4.52) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | 2.8 | ! | (0.97) | ‡ | (†) | 71.5 | (2.11) | 9.0 | (1.93) | 54.0 | (2.76) | 9.2 | (1.14) | ‡ | (†) | 90.4 | (1.39) | 19.0 | (1.85) | 68.4 | (2.33) | |||||||||
Age |
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| Under 30 | 1.7 | (0.27) | 78.2 | (7.99) | 66.4 | (0.83) | 8.9 | (0.60) | 62.7 | (1.04) | 12.4 | (0.62) | 96.1 | (0.85) | 89.7 | (0.56) | 22.8 | (0.78) | 80.1 | (0.69) | ||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 1.9 | (0.19) | 83.5 | (3.37) | 64.3 | (0.69) | 9.9 | (0.50) | 50.9 | (0.79) | 12.1 | (0.38) | 95.3 | (0.62) | 90.2 | (0.36) | 22.3 | (0.54) | 75.3 | (0.54) | ||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 2.1 | (0.19) | 83.3 | (4.08) | 63.7 | (0.65) | 10.9 | (0.49) | 39.9 | (0.84) | 12.0 | (0.39) | 95.7 | (0.85) | 88.1 | (0.43) | 22.9 | (0.47) | 68.2 | (0.61) | ||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 2.2 | (0.25) | 81.6 | (3.69) | 63.3 | (0.76) | 9.5 | (0.57) | 34.5 | (0.87) | 12.0 | (0.47) | 96.0 | (0.80) | 87.7 | (0.50) | 22.8 | (0.63) | 65.7 | (0.75) | ||||||||||
| 60 and over | 2.7 | (0.38) | 86.2 | (4.28) | 62.1 | (1.06) | 11.2 | (1.07) | 31.0 | (1.47) | 13.9 | (0.77) | 96.3 | (0.83) | 86.0 | (0.90) | 26.8 | (1.11) | 59.2 | (1.23) | ||||||||||
Highest degree earned |
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| Less than bachelor's | 1.2 | ! | (0.45) | ‡ | (†) | 61.9 | (1.88) | 5.5 | ! | (1.72) | 39.3 | (2.35) | 8.4 | (1.05) | 89.8 | (2.69) | 88.8 | (1.22) | 13.1 | (1.42) | 61.9 | (2.04) | ||||||||
| Bachelor's | 1.6 | (0.16) | 75.9 | (4.54) | 64.8 | (0.63) | 9.2 | (0.40) | 48.1 | (0.59) | 10.1 | (0.29) | 93.6 | (0.84) | 88.4 | (0.35) | 18.7 | (0.38) | 69.8 | (0.51) | ||||||||||
| Postbaccalaureate | 2.4 | (0.14) | 86.4 | (2.25) | 63.6 | (0.52) | 10.8 | (0.37) | 42.7 | (0.57) | 13.8 | (0.28) | 97.0 | (0.35) | 88.9 | (0.29) | 26.3 | (0.37) | 72.0 | (0.42) | ||||||||||
| Master's | 2.2 | (0.15) | 85.1 | (2.71) | 63.2 | (0.55) | 9.6 | (0.37) | 42.9 | (0.59) | 13.0 | (0.31) | 96.9 | (0.41) | 89.2 | (0.31) | 25.0 | (0.41) | 72.1 | (0.43) | ||||||||||
| Education specialist3 |
3.7 | (0.44) | 92.9 | (2.32) | 66.9 | (1.15) | 18.1 | (1.28) | 42.9 | (1.42) | 19.6 | (0.94) | 98.2 | (0.45) | 87.7 | (0.80) | 36.0 | (1.18) | 73.3 | (1.12) | ||||||||||
| Doctor's | 2.0 | ! | (0.66) | ‡ | (†) | 62.0 | (2.75) | 11.3 | (2.06) | 37.1 | (3.21) | 13.0 | (2.17) | 90.5 | (6.80) | 85.1 | (2.31) | 19.9 | (2.53) | 58.9 | (2.61) | |||||||||
Years of teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 1.9 | (0.24) | 68.1 | (7.03) | 64.6 | (1.05) | 7.6 | (0.69) | 61.3 | (1.26) | 14.5 | (0.75) | 93.1 | (1.38) | 88.5 | (0.69) | 23.5 | (0.94) | 74.3 | (0.96) | ||||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 2.1 | (0.21) | 82.3 | (4.28) | 65.7 | (0.66) | 10.4 | (0.45) | 55.4 | (0.78) | 13.9 | (0.41) | 95.2 | (0.87) | 89.8 | (0.39) | 24.4 | (0.58) | 75.6 | (0.55) | ||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 2.1 | (0.17) | 84.4 | (3.26) | 64.4 | (0.59) | 10.6 | (0.45) | 42.4 | (0.65) | 11.0 | (0.31) | 96.7 | (0.54) | 88.6 | (0.36) | 21.6 | (0.42) | 69.4 | (0.53) | ||||||||||
| Over 20 | 2.0 | (0.22) | 84.9 | (3.19) | 61.2 | (0.72) | 9.6 | (0.56) | 28.1 | (0.86) | 11.3 | (0.45) | 96.6 | (0.70) | 87.6 | (0.48) | 23.2 | (0.63) | 66.0 | (0.78) | ||||||||||
Level of instruction4 |
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| Elementary | 2.7 | (0.19) | 81.6 | (2.88) | 62.8 | (0.62) | 13.4 | (0.47) | 47.8 | (0.66) | 13.2 | (0.30) | 95.0 | (0.62) | 84.6 | (0.37) | 27.2 | (0.47) | 74.2 | (0.50) | ||||||||||
| Secondary | 1.4 | (0.11) | 84.6 | (2.49) | 65.3 | (0.56) | 6.8 | (0.29) | 41.8 | (0.52) | 11.2 | (0.26) | 96.7 | (0.39) | 92.7 | (0.25) | 19.1 | (0.35) | 67.8 | (0.44) | ||||||||||
School locale |
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| City | 3.1 | (0.23) | 81.1 | (3.19) | 74.2 | (0.73) | 12.9 | (0.53) | 47.4 | (0.66) | 13.2 | (0.41) | 96.3 | (0.52) | 87.8 | (0.42) | 24.8 | (0.56) | 69.4 | (0.60) | ||||||||||
| Suburban | 2.1 | (0.18) | 83.4 | (3.70) | 68.4 | (0.67) | 9.6 | (0.44) | 45.6 | (0.73) | 11.9 | (0.32) | 96.1 | (0.72) | 88.2 | (0.42) | 23.3 | (0.49) | 70.5 | (0.56) | ||||||||||
| Town | 1.3 | (0.22) | 83.0 | (5.44) | 58.4 | (1.21) | 7.2 | (0.70) | 41.8 | (1.12) | 11.8 | (0.54) | 93.7 | (1.39) | 90.2 | (0.55) | 21.0 | (0.80) | 73.1 | (0.78) | ||||||||||
| Rural | 0.9 | (0.16) | 86.0 | (5.87) | 44.5 | (0.89) | 6.9 | (0.55) | 38.5 | (1.07) | 11.6 | (0.42) | 95.6 | (0.93) | 89.9 | (0.50) | 20.9 | (0.58) | 72.2 | (0.68) | ||||||||||
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25.0 percent | 1.4 | (0.24) | 92.0 | (3.68) | 56.8 | (1.03) | 7.0 | (0.68) | 42.3 | (1.00) | 11.7 | (0.48) | 95.6 | (1.04) | 89.2 | (0.51) | 21.3 | (0.64) | 73.5 | (0.75) | ||||||||||
| 25.1 to 50.0 percent | 1.3 | (0.14) | 87.3 | (3.60) | 59.9 | (0.83) | 8.0 | (0.44) | 41.9 | (0.86) | 11.9 | (0.35) | 97.0 | (0.43) | 90.1 | (0.45) | 22.8 | (0.56) | 71.7 | (0.59) | ||||||||||
| 50.1 to 75.0 percent | 2.3 | (0.25) | 78.8 | (5.69) | 67.0 | (0.86) | 10.0 | (0.63) | 44.1 | (0.92) | 12.1 | (0.44) | 95.5 | (1.02) | 89.6 | (0.49) | 23.4 | (0.65) | 71.3 | (0.69) | ||||||||||
| More than 75.0 percent | 3.1 | (0.23) | 81.0 | (2.72) | 71.4 | (0.83) | 13.4 | (0.52) | 49.0 | (0.77) | 13.2 | (0.41) | 95.1 | (0.66) | 86.2 | (0.50) | 24.4 | (0.57) | 68.5 | (0.65) | ||||||||||
| School does not participate |
0.9 | ! | (0.30) | ‡ | (†) | 49.6 | (2.75) | 6.4 | (1.14) | 40.8 | (2.21) | 9.2 | (0.91) | 97.2 | (1.28) | 89.5 | (1.19) | 17.9 | (1.17) | 65.2 | (1.93) | |||||||||
| †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 Includes teachers who reported a relevant major for any of various degree types (vocational certificate, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, second bachelor's degree, master's degree, second master's degree, education specialist/professional diploma, certificate of advanced graduate studies, or doctorate or first professional degree); a relevant minor for a bachelor's degree; or a relevant content area for a teaching certificate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes both undergraduate and graduate courses. Includes only courses taken before the teacher's first year of teaching. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Teachers were classified as elementary or secondary on the basis of the grades they taught, rather than the level of the school in which they taught. In general, elementary teachers include those teaching prekindergarten through grade 6 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being kindergarten through grade 6. In general, secondary teachers include those teaching any of grades 7 through 12 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being grades 7 through 12 and usually with no grade taught being lower than grade 5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 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.) |
