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| Table 209.23. | Number and percentage distribution of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by race/ethnicity and selected teacher and school characteristics: 2017-18 |
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| Selected teacher or school characteristic | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | White | Minority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Two or more races | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teacher characteristics |
Percentage distribution of teachers in each racial/ethnic group, by teacher characteristic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,545 | (23.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 834 | (11.6) | 23.5 | (0.28) | 23.4 | (0.33) | 23.9 | (0.59) | 22.9 | (1.06) | 24.6 | (0.94) | 21.6 | (1.50) | 29.9 | (5.20) | 21.0 | (3.49) | 27.4 | (1.95) | ||||||||||
| Female | 2,712 | (20.2) | 76.5 | (0.28) | 76.6 | (0.33) | 76.1 | (0.59) | 77.1 | (1.06) | 75.4 | (0.94) | 78.4 | (1.50) | 70.1 | (5.20) | 79.0 | (3.49) | 72.6 | (1.95) | ||||||||||
Age |
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| Under 30 | 531 | (9.4) | 15.0 | (0.24) | 14.9 | (0.28) | 15.1 | (0.53) | 12.0 | (0.86) | 16.6 | (0.84) | 17.7 | (1.62) | 6.6 | ! | (2.48) | 7.5 | (2.19) | 19.7 | (1.88) | |||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 991 | (12.9) | 27.9 | (0.29) | 27.9 | (0.33) | 28.1 | (0.63) | 25.1 | (1.09) | 30.9 | (0.90) | 26.2 | (2.04) | 20.6 | (4.53) | 16.6 | (2.57) | 30.9 | (2.02) | ||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 1,028 | (12.3) | 29.0 | (0.32) | 28.5 | (0.35) | 30.8 | (0.63) | 31.3 | (1.25) | 30.8 | (1.01) | 31.1 | (1.89) | 40.1 | (6.13) | 31.0 | (3.86) | 26.6 | (1.91) | ||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 732 | (11.6) | 20.7 | (0.29) | 21.1 | (0.33) | 19.0 | (0.55) | 21.1 | (1.06) | 17.1 | (0.79) | 19.3 | (1.55) | 23.1 | (5.08) | 29.6 | (4.05) | 17.2 | (1.84) | ||||||||||
| 60 and over | 263 | (6.1) | 7.4 | (0.17) | 7.5 | (0.17) | 7.0 | (0.40) | 10.4 | (0.82) | 4.6 | (0.42) | 5.6 | (0.90) | 9.6 | ! | (4.16) | 15.2 | (3.12) | 5.5 | (0.94) | |||||||||
Highest degree earned |
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| Less than bachelor's | 97 | (3.6) | 2.7 | (0.10) | 2.6 | (0.12) | 3.2 | (0.26) | 3.0 | (0.42) | 3.6 | (0.41) | 1.7 | (0.45) | ‡ | (†) | 5.3 | ! | (2.63) | 3.2 | (0.92) | |||||||||
| Bachelor's | 1,393 | (15.8) | 39.3 | (0.36) | 38.6 | (0.39) | 42.0 | (0.79) | 32.9 | (1.23) | 51.1 | (1.20) | 29.0 | (1.85) | 44.2 | (6.46) | 51.6 | (3.93) | 40.8 | (2.33) | ||||||||||
| Master's | 1,744 | (17.5) | 49.2 | (0.36) | 50.4 | (0.39) | 44.5 | (0.74) | 50.7 | (1.40) | 37.9 | (1.06) | 55.1 | (2.00) | 38.6 | (6.15) | 36.2 | (4.05) | 47.0 | (2.50) | ||||||||||
| Education specialist1 | 271 | (6.8) | 7.6 | (0.18) | 7.4 | (0.19) | 8.5 | (0.40) | 11.3 | (0.85) | 6.1 | (0.49) | 11.3 | (1.24) | 8.7 | ! | (2.64) | 6.2 | (1.63) | 7.8 | (1.35) | |||||||||
| Doctor's | 41 | (2.5) | 1.2 | (0.07) | 1.0 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.16) | 2.1 | (0.37) | 1.3 | (0.20) | 2.8 | (0.77) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1.2 | ! | (0.41) | |||||||||
Years of teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 318 | (7.2) | 9.0 | (0.19) | 8.3 | (0.21) | 11.4 | (0.45) | 10.8 | (0.75) | 11.8 | (0.71) | 12.0 | (1.33) | 6.7 | ! | (2.41) | 9.0 | (2.03) | 12.5 | (1.40) | |||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 1,003 | (14.1) | 28.3 | (0.34) | 27.3 | (0.37) | 32.2 | (0.71) | 30.3 | (1.27) | 34.0 | (0.99) | 31.1 | (2.01) | 24.0 | (5.02) | 20.9 | (2.68) | 35.5 | (2.41) | ||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 1,416 | (14.4) | 39.9 | (0.35) | 40.1 | (0.39) | 39.3 | (0.66) | 38.7 | (1.25) | 39.6 | (1.03) | 42.1 | (2.06) | 44.2 | (6.58) | 42.5 | (4.31) | 34.6 | (2.13) | ||||||||||
| Over 20 | 808 | (11.8) | 22.8 | (0.29) | 24.3 | (0.34) | 17.2 | (0.58) | 20.2 | (1.03) | 14.6 | (0.75) | 14.8 | (1.44) | 25.1 | (5.45) | 27.6 | (3.92) | 17.4 | (1.86) | ||||||||||
Level of instruction2 |
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| Elementary | 1,779 | (24.5) | 50.2 | (0.62) | 49.9 | (0.69) | 51.3 | (1.04) | 49.3 | (1.67) | 54.9 | (1.34) | 49.0 | (2.46) | 50.8 | (6.18) | 55.3 | (4.81) | 42.2 | (2.41) | ||||||||||
| Secondary | 1,766 | (25.2) | 49.8 | (0.62) | 50.1 | (0.69) | 48.7 | (1.04) | 50.7 | (1.67) | 45.1 | (1.34) | 51.0 | (2.46) | 49.2 | (6.18) | 44.7 | (4.81) | 57.8 | (2.41) | ||||||||||
School characteristics |
Percentage distribution of teachers in schools with characteristic, by race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,545 | (23.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 79.3 | (0.35) | 20.7 | (0.35) | 6.7 | (0.20) | 9.3 | (0.26) | 2.1 | (0.10) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 1.8 | (0.09) | ||||||||||
School classification |
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| Traditional public | 3,340 | (23.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 80.0 | (0.37) | 20.0 | (0.37) | 6.5 | (0.21) | 9.0 | (0.26) | 2.1 | (0.10) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 0.5 | (0.05) | 1.7 | (0.09) | ||||||||||
| Charter school | 206 | (7.7) | 100.0 | (†) | 68.0 | (1.20) | 32.0 | (1.20) | 10.4 | (0.79) | 15.6 | (0.90) | 3.0 | (0.31) | 0.4 | (0.12) | 0.4 | ! | (0.13) | 2.3 | (0.21) | |||||||||
Enrollment size of school |
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| Under 200 | 176 | (7.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 83.5 | (1.15) | 16.5 | (1.15) | 6.8 | (0.92) | 5.5 | (0.65) | 1.4 | (0.24) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | 0.8 | (0.20) | 1.7 | (0.29) | |||||||||
| 200 to 499 | 1,030 | (19.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 81.7 | (0.67) | 18.3 | (0.67) | 6.5 | (0.41) | 7.7 | (0.42) | 1.7 | (0.15) | 0.2 | (0.05) | 0.7 | (0.09) | 1.5 | (0.16) | ||||||||||
| 500 to 999 | 1,448 | (23.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 78.4 | (0.62) | 21.6 | (0.62) | 7.0 | (0.35) | 10.1 | (0.45) | 2.1 | (0.17) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 1.6 | (0.12) | ||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 891 | (22.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 77.0 | (0.75) | 23.0 | (0.75) | 6.6 | (0.39) | 10.8 | (0.55) | 2.8 | (0.21) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 2.3 | (0.20) | ||||||||||
Percent of minority students in school3 |
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| Less than 10 percent | 396 | (11.8) | 100.0 | (†) | 97.4 | (0.33) | 2.6 | (0.33) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | 1.3 | (0.27) | 0.4 | ! | (0.11) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | 0.6 | (0.12) | |||||||
| 10 to 24 percent | 625 | (16.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 94.9 | (0.35) | 5.1 | (0.35) | 1.0 | (0.15) | 2.1 | (0.23) | 0.6 | (0.11) | 0.2 | ! | (0.07) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 1.0 | (0.15) | |||||||||
| 25 to 49 percent | 828 | (19.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 89.6 | (0.47) | 10.4 | (0.47) | 2.8 | (0.23) | 4.3 | (0.26) | 1.3 | (0.14) | 0.1 | ! | (0.05) | 0.4 | (0.09) | 1.5 | (0.16) | |||||||||
| 50 to 74 percent | 683 | (19.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 79.2 | (0.67) | 20.8 | (0.67) | 6.8 | (0.47) | 8.8 | (0.53) | 2.1 | (0.23) | ‡ | (†) | 0.6 | (0.11) | 2.5 | (0.21) | ||||||||||
| 75 to 89 percent | 362 | (14.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 67.5 | (1.19) | 32.5 | (1.19) | 10.8 | (0.75) | 14.4 | (0.93) | 3.8 | (0.39) | 0.4 | (0.09) | 0.5 | (0.13) | 2.6 | (0.32) | ||||||||||
| 90 percent or more | 587 | (17.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 42.7 | (0.86) | 57.3 | (0.86) | 20.3 | (0.85) | 27.7 | (1.02) | 5.2 | (0.44) | 0.7 | (0.13) | 0.9 | (0.21) | 2.5 | (0.25) | ||||||||||
School locale |
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| City | 1,032 | (19.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 68.5 | (0.70) | 31.5 | (0.70) | 11.8 | (0.50) | 14.0 | (0.56) | 3.1 | (0.20) | 0.2 | (0.05) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 2.1 | (0.15) | ||||||||||
| Suburban | 1,374 | (23.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 79.6 | (0.63) | 20.4 | (0.63) | 5.5 | (0.34) | 9.8 | (0.42) | 2.7 | (0.19) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 1.8 | (0.16) | ||||||||||
| Town | 413 | (12.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 86.8 | (0.79) | 13.2 | (0.79) | 3.7 | (0.41) | 5.8 | (0.48) | 0.9 | (0.14) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 0.9 | (0.23) | 1.7 | (0.24) | ||||||||||
| Rural | 727 | (18.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 89.7 | (0.53) | 10.3 | (0.53) | 3.6 | (0.31) | 3.8 | (0.34) | 0.5 | (0.08) | 0.1 | ! | (0.04) | 1.0 | (0.15) | 1.3 | (0.15) | |||||||||
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 | 665 | (19.1) | 100.0 | (†) | 89.8 | (0.57) | 10.2 | (0.57) | 1.9 | (0.25) | 4.2 | (0.33) | 2.2 | (0.25) | 0.2 | ! | (0.07) | 0.4 | (0.11) | 1.3 | (0.18) | |||||||||
| 26 to 50 | 947 | (21.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 87.4 | (0.53) | 12.6 | (0.53) | 3.3 | (0.32) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 1.5 | (0.14) | 0.2 | (0.05) | 0.2 | (0.05) | 1.5 | (0.14) | ||||||||||
| 51 to 75 | 817 | (18.2) | 100.0 | (†) | 81.1 | (0.65) | 18.9 | (0.65) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 8.1 | (0.49) | 1.9 | (0.18) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 0.4 | (0.07) | 2.0 | (0.21) | ||||||||||
| 76 to 100 | 1,029 | (23.0) | 100.0 | (†) | 63.1 | (0.78) | 36.9 | (0.78) | 13.7 | (0.56) | 17.0 | (0.65) | 2.9 | (0.21) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 0.9 | (0.13) | 2.1 | (0.17) | ||||||||||
| School does not participate |
87 | (6.5) | 100.0 | (†) | 85.2 | (1.29) | 14.8 | (1.29) | 4.2 | (0.79) | 6.8 | (0.90) | 1.9 | (0.42) | ‡ | (†) | 0.8 | ! | (0.33) | 1.1 | (0.26) | |||||||||
| †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 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Excludes teachers for whom the percentage of minority enrollment in the school was not available. Minority enrollment is the combined enrollment of students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and of Two or more races. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 other tables. 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 May 2021.) |
