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| Table 209.21. | Number and percentage distribution of teachers in traditional public and public charter elementary and secondary schools, by instructional level and selected teacher and school characteristics: 2017-18 |
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| Selected teacher or school characteristic |
Number of teachers (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Elementary | Secondary | Total | Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Traditional public |
Public charter |
Traditional public |
Public charter |
Traditional public |
Public charter |
Total | Traditional public |
Public charter |
Traditional public |
Public charter |
Traditional public |
Public charter |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,545 | (23.5) | 3,340 | (23.8) | 206 | (7.7) | 1,678 | (24.0) | 101 | (5.0) | 1,662 | (25.6) | 104 | (5.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 834 | (11.6) | 785 | (11.5) | 48 | (2.4) | 190 | (6.1) | 11 | (0.8) | 595 | (11.8) | 38 | (2.1) | 23.5 | (0.28) | 23.5 | (0.29) | 23.5 | (0.82) | 11.3 | (0.32) | 10.6 | (0.73) | 35.8 | (0.44) | 36.2 | (1.05) | ||||||||||||||
| Female | 2,712 | (20.2) | 2,555 | (20.4) | 157 | (6.2) | 1,487 | (21.9) | 91 | (4.7) | 1,067 | (18.0) | 66 | (3.4) | 76.5 | (0.28) | 76.5 | (0.29) | 76.5 | (0.82) | 88.7 | (0.32) | 89.4 | (0.73) | 64.2 | (0.44) | 63.8 | (1.05) | ||||||||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 2,811 | (22.7) | 2,671 | (22.8) | 140 | (5.5) | 1,332 | (21.9) | 70 | (3.8) | 1,339 | (22.8) | 70 | (3.6) | 79.3 | (0.35) | 80.0 | (0.37) | 68.0 | (1.20) | 79.4 | (0.60) | 69.1 | (1.56) | 80.6 | (0.49) | 66.9 | (1.49) | ||||||||||||||
| Black | 239 | (7.4) | 217 | (7.4) | 21 | (1.9) | 107 | (5.7) | 11 | (1.3) | 110 | (5.1) | 11 | (1.2) | 6.7 | (0.20) | 6.5 | (0.21) | 10.4 | (0.79) | 6.4 | (0.33) | 10.6 | (1.13) | 6.6 | (0.29) | 10.1 | (1.04) | ||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 331 | (9.2) | 299 | (9.0) | 32 | (2.2) | 166 | (7.4) | 16 | (1.5) | 133 | (5.4) | 16 | (1.5) | 9.3 | (0.26) | 9.0 | (0.26) | 15.6 | (0.90) | 9.9 | (0.41) | 15.5 | (1.26) | 8.0 | (0.31) | 15.7 | (1.14) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian | 75 | (3.5) | 69 | (3.5) | 6 | (0.7) | 34 | (2.8) | 2 | (0.4) | 35 | (2.3) | 4 | (0.5) | 2.1 | (0.10) | 2.1 | (0.10) | 3.0 | (0.31) | 2.1 | (0.16) | 2.4 | (0.40) | 2.1 | (0.14) | 3.5 | (0.42) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 8 | (1.0) | 8 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 4 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 4 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.4 | (0.12) | 0.2 | (0.05) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 0.6 | (0.18) | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
18 | (1.7) | 18 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | 10 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | 8 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 0.4 | ! | (0.13) | 0.6 | (0.09) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | (0.06) | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | ||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 63 | (3.1) | 58 | (3.1) | 5 | (0.4) | 25 | (2.1) | 2 | (0.3) | 33 | (2.2) | 3 | (0.4) | 1.8 | (0.09) | 1.7 | (0.09) | 2.3 | (0.21) | 1.5 | (0.13) | 1.8 | (0.28) | 2.0 | (0.13) | 2.8 | (0.32) | ||||||||||||||
Age |
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| Under 30 | 531 | (9.4) | 482 | (9.5) | 49 | (2.6) | 254 | (8.1) | 26 | (1.9) | 228 | (6.5) | 23 | (1.4) | 15.0 | (0.24) | 14.4 | (0.25) | 23.9 | (0.87) | 15.1 | (0.42) | 25.8 | (1.27) | 13.7 | (0.32) | 22.1 | (1.18) | ||||||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 991 | (12.9) | 926 | (12.4) | 65 | (3.0) | 471 | (11.0) | 31 | (2.0) | 455 | (9.0) | 34 | (2.0) | 27.9 | (0.29) | 27.7 | (0.30) | 31.4 | (0.83) | 28.1 | (0.48) | 30.1 | (1.27) | 27.4 | (0.36) | 32.7 | (1.10) | ||||||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 1,028 | (12.3) | 979 | (12.5) | 49 | (2.4) | 499 | (10.3) | 25 | (1.7) | 480 | (10.2) | 24 | (1.6) | 29.0 | (0.32) | 29.3 | (0.33) | 23.9 | (0.82) | 29.7 | (0.49) | 25.1 | (1.16) | 28.9 | (0.43) | 22.6 | (1.03) | ||||||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 732 | (11.6) | 702 | (11.4) | 31 | (1.9) | 341 | (9.0) | 15 | (1.2) | 360 | (8.9) | 16 | (1.3) | 20.7 | (0.29) | 21.0 | (0.30) | 14.9 | (0.69) | 20.3 | (0.44) | 14.3 | (0.95) | 21.7 | (0.41) | 15.5 | (0.92) | ||||||||||||||
| 60 and over | 263 | (6.1) | 251 | (6.0) | 12 | (1.0) | 113 | (4.0) | 5 | (0.6) | 139 | (4.7) | 7 | (0.8) | 7.4 | (0.17) | 7.5 | (0.18) | 5.9 | (0.42) | 6.7 | (0.24) | 4.7 | (0.53) | 8.3 | (0.26) | 7.0 | (0.64) | ||||||||||||||
Highest degree earned |
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| Less than bachelor's | 97 | (3.6) | 90 | (3.5) | 7 | (0.9) | 33 | (2.5) | 3 | (0.7) | 57 | (2.9) | 3 | (0.5) | 2.7 | (0.10) | 2.7 | (0.10) | 3.2 | (0.40) | 2.0 | (0.15) | 3.4 | (0.64) | 3.4 | (0.17) | 3.1 | (0.48) | ||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's | 1,393 | (15.8) | 1,290 | (15.5) | 103 | (4.6) | 702 | (13.8) | 55 | (3.0) | 587 | (11.5) | 49 | (2.9) | 39.3 | (0.36) | 38.6 | (0.38) | 50.3 | (1.10) | 41.9 | (0.55) | 54.0 | (1.64) | 35.3 | (0.51) | 46.8 | (1.48) | ||||||||||||||
| Postbaccalaureate | 2,056 | (19.4) | 1,960 | (19.4) | 95 | (4.2) | 942 | (16.2) | 43 | (2.9) | 1,018 | (19.3) | 52 | (2.8) | 58.0 | (0.38) | 58.7 | (0.39) | 46.4 | (1.12) | 56.2 | (0.56) | 42.7 | (1.66) | 61.3 | (0.54) | 50.1 | (1.45) | ||||||||||||||
| Master's | 1,744 | (17.5) | 1,665 | (17.6) | 79 | (3.5) | 801 | (14.6) | 36 | (2.4) | 863 | (17.1) | 43 | (2.4) | 49.2 | (0.36) | 49.8 | (0.38) | 38.6 | (0.97) | 47.8 | (0.56) | 35.6 | (1.44) | 51.9 | (0.52) | 41.6 | (1.25) | ||||||||||||||
| Education specialist1 |
271 | (6.8) | 258 | (6.7) | 13 | (1.2) | 129 | (5.0) | 6 | (0.9) | 129 | (4.8) | 6 | (0.7) | 7.6 | (0.18) | 7.7 | (0.19) | 6.3 | (0.53) | 7.7 | (0.28) | 6.3 | (0.84) | 7.8 | (0.27) | 6.2 | (0.61) | ||||||||||||||
| Doctor's | 41 | (2.5) | 38 | (2.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 12 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | 26 | (2.0) | 2 | (0.4) | 1.2 | (0.07) | 1.1 | (0.07) | 1.6 | (0.21) | 0.7 | (0.09) | 0.8 | (0.22) | 1.5 | (0.12) | 2.3 | (0.34) | ||||||||||||||
Years of full-time and part-time teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 318 | (7.2) | 285 | (6.9) | 34 | (2.0) | 150 | (5.8) | 17 | (1.4) | 135 | (4.7) | 17 | (1.2) | 9.0 | (0.19) | 8.5 | (0.19) | 16.3 | (0.76) | 8.9 | (0.31) | 16.4 | (1.13) | 8.1 | (0.24) | 16.2 | (0.91) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 1,003 | (14.1) | 917 | (14.0) | 87 | (3.9) | 474 | (11.4) | 45 | (2.5) | 442 | (9.4) | 41 | (2.3) | 28.3 | (0.34) | 27.4 | (0.36) | 42.1 | (0.94) | 28.3 | (0.51) | 44.5 | (1.35) | 26.6 | (0.43) | 39.7 | (1.27) | ||||||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 1,416 | (14.4) | 1,353 | (14.1) | 63 | (2.8) | 665 | (12.6) | 29 | (2.0) | 688 | (13.2) | 34 | (2.1) | 39.9 | (0.35) | 40.5 | (0.36) | 30.5 | (0.90) | 39.6 | (0.52) | 28.7 | (1.25) | 41.4 | (0.47) | 32.4 | (1.27) | ||||||||||||||
| Over 20 | 808 | (11.8) | 785 | (11.7) | 23 | (1.6) | 389 | (8.8) | 11 | (1.1) | 397 | (9.8) | 12 | (1.1) | 22.8 | (0.29) | 23.5 | (0.30) | 11.1 | (0.63) | 23.2 | (0.43) | 10.4 | (0.90) | 23.9 | (0.45) | 11.7 | (0.87) | ||||||||||||||
Certification type2 |
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| Regular | 3,205 | (22.0) | 3,048 | (21.9) | 157 | (6.1) | 1,545 | (22.6) | 80 | (4.3) | 1,503 | (23.4) | 78 | (4.0) | 90.4 | (0.19) | 91.3 | (0.19) | 76.5 | (0.90) | 92.1 | (0.26) | 78.4 | (1.21) | 90.5 | (0.26) | 74.6 | (1.29) | ||||||||||||||
| Probationary | 108 | (4.0) | 98 | (3.9) | 9 | (0.8) | 46 | (2.8) | 5 | (0.5) | 52 | (2.5) | 5 | (0.5) | 3.0 | (0.11) | 2.9 | (0.11) | 4.5 | (0.33) | 2.8 | (0.17) | 4.6 | (0.49) | 3.1 | (0.14) | 4.3 | (0.47) | ||||||||||||||
| Provisional or temporary |
137 | (4.7) | 121 | (4.4) | 16 | (1.4) | 54 | (3.1) | 8 | (0.8) | 67 | (3.1) | 9 | (1.0) | 3.9 | (0.13) | 3.6 | (0.13) | 7.9 | (0.58) | 3.2 | (0.18) | 7.5 | (0.74) | 4.0 | (0.18) | 8.3 | (0.76) | ||||||||||||||
| Waiver or emergency | 35 | (2.0) | 31 | (2.0) | 4 | (0.4) | 11 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.3) | 20 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.3) | 1.0 | (0.06) | 0.9 | (0.06) | 1.8 | (0.19) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.27) | 1.2 | (0.09) | 1.8 | (0.28) | ||||||||||||||
| No certification | 61 | (2.8) | 41 | (2.5) | 19 | (1.4) | 22 | (1.8) | 8 | (0.8) | 19 | (1.6) | 11 | (1.0) | 1.7 | (0.08) | 1.2 | (0.07) | 9.4 | (0.59) | 1.3 | (0.11) | 7.7 | (0.74) | 1.2 | (0.10) | 11.0 | (0.92) | ||||||||||||||
School locale |
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| City | 1,032 | (19.6) | 932 | (18.6) | 100 | (5.4) | 496 | (16.0) | 49 | (3.3) | 436 | (14.2) | 52 | (3.3) | 29.1 | (0.50) | 27.9 | (0.51) | 48.7 | (2.04) | 29.6 | (0.84) | 47.9 | (2.61) | 26.2 | (0.79) | 49.4 | (2.45) | ||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 1,374 | (23.6) | 1,305 | (23.9) | 69 | (5.1) | 636 | (17.9) | 33 | (3.1) | 669 | (21.4) | 36 | (3.5) | 38.7 | (0.63) | 39.1 | (0.64) | 33.3 | (2.03) | 37.9 | (0.89) | 32.3 | (2.38) | 40.3 | (1.03) | 34.4 | (2.62) | ||||||||||||||
| Town | 413 | (12.1) | 398 | (11.8) | 15 | (2.2) | 199 | (8.9) | 7 | (1.6) | 199 | (9.0) | 8 | (1.5) | 11.6 | (0.33) | 11.9 | (0.35) | 7.1 | (1.05) | 11.9 | (0.51) | 6.6 | (1.50) | 12.0 | (0.51) | 7.7 | (1.36) | ||||||||||||||
| Rural | 727 | (18.6) | 705 | (18.0) | 22 | (3.0) | 347 | (12.6) | 13 | (2.1) | 358 | (12.7) | 9 | (1.4) | 20.5 | (0.51) | 21.1 | (0.53) | 10.8 | (1.43) | 20.7 | (0.72) | 13.2 | (1.97) | 21.6 | (0.74) | 8.5 | (1.32) | ||||||||||||||
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 | 665 | (19.1) | 642 | (19.1) | 24 | (2.9) | 300 | (12.6) | 12 | (1.8) | 342 | (14.9) | 12 | (2.1) | 18.8 | (0.52) | 19.2 | (0.55) | 11.4 | (1.33) | 17.9 | (0.73) | 11.4 | (1.67) | 20.6 | (0.79) | 11.5 | (1.85) | ||||||||||||||
| 26 to 50 | 947 | (21.5) | 907 | (21.3) | 40 | (3.4) | 384 | (13.7) | 17 | (2.0) | 523 | (15.8) | 22 | (2.5) | 26.7 | (0.60) | 27.2 | (0.62) | 19.3 | (1.56) | 22.9 | (0.73) | 17.1 | (1.83) | 31.5 | (0.85) | 21.5 | (2.16) | ||||||||||||||
| 51 to 75 | 817 | (18.2) | 779 | (17.6) | 38 | (3.5) | 390 | (13.4) | 21 | (2.6) | 389 | (13.6) | 17 | (1.9) | 23.0 | (0.50) | 23.3 | (0.52) | 18.5 | (1.53) | 23.3 | (0.74) | 20.9 | (2.21) | 23.4 | (0.74) | 16.2 | (1.71) | ||||||||||||||
| 76 to 100 | 1,029 | (23.0) | 952 | (22.1) | 77 | (5.0) | 583 | (16.9) | 39 | (3.3) | 370 | (13.2) | 38 | (3.2) | 29.0 | (0.59) | 28.5 | (0.60) | 37.4 | (1.86) | 34.7 | (0.85) | 38.0 | (2.53) | 22.3 | (0.75) | 36.8 | (2.51) | ||||||||||||||
| School does not participate |
87 | (6.5) | 60 | (5.9) | 27 | (2.9) | 21 | (3.6) | 13 | (2.0) | 39 | (4.6) | 15 | (1.6) | 2.5 | (0.18) | 1.8 | (0.18) | 13.3 | (1.35) | 1.3 | (0.21) | 12.7 | (1.91) | 2.3 | (0.28) | 14.0 | (1.48) | ||||||||||||||
| †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 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes teachers who teach only prekindergarten. 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. Teachers were classified as elementary or secondary on the basis of the grades they taught, rather than on 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. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell suppression. 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.) |
