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| Table 209.50. | Percentage of public school teachers of grades 9 through 12, by field of main teaching assignment and selected demographic and educational characteristics: 2017-18 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected demographic or educational characteristic |
Total | Field of main teaching assignment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arts and music |
English or language arts |
Foreign languages |
Health and physical education |
Mathematics and computer science |
Natural sciences |
Social sciences |
Special education |
Vocational/ technical |
All other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of teachers (in thousands) |
1,167.3 | (23.81) | 95.7 | (3.67) | 169.0 | (5.29) | 70.1 | (3.27) | 65.8 | (2.74) | 167.9 | (5.51) | 141.5 | (4.78) | 140.0 | (4.52) | 134.7 | (4.50) | 122.4 | (4.13) | 60.2 | (2.71) | |||||||||||
Total |
100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||||||||
Sex |
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| Male | 40.0 | (0.53) | 41.8 | (1.88) | 23.2 | (1.18) | 21.8 | (1.68) | 66.3 | (1.94) | 40.1 | (1.24) | 43.6 | (1.58) | 61.3 | (1.54) | 25.0 | (1.40) | 45.1 | (1.42) | 40.9 | (2.44) | |||||||||||
| Female | 60.0 | (0.53) | 58.2 | (1.88) | 76.8 | (1.18) | 78.2 | (1.68) | 33.7 | (1.94) | 59.9 | (1.24) | 56.4 | (1.58) | 38.7 | (1.54) | 75.0 | (1.40) | 54.9 | (1.42) | 59.1 | (2.44) | |||||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 80.5 | (0.59) | 85.6 | (1.23) | 81.6 | (1.04) | 60.0 | (2.10) | 82.8 | (1.54) | 80.8 | (1.20) | 80.9 | (1.30) | 84.0 | (1.09) | 83.5 | (1.10) | 81.6 | (1.32) | 72.7 | (2.00) | |||||||||||
| Black | 6.2 | (0.30) | 4.4 | (0.76) | 6.9 | (0.67) | 2.5 | (0.64) | 7.6 | (1.07) | 6.2 | (0.68) | 5.5 | (0.64) | 4.7 | (0.58) | 6.6 | (0.65) | 9.0 | (0.96) | 8.5 | (1.24) | |||||||||||
| Hispanic | 8.1 | (0.39) | 5.0 | (0.64) | 7.1 | (0.65) | 29.7 | (2.10) | 6.5 | (0.93) | 7.2 | (0.74) | 6.9 | (0.83) | 6.9 | (0.78) | 5.6 | (0.67) | 5.9 | (0.79) | 11.6 | (1.42) | |||||||||||
| Asian | 2.3 | (0.16) | 1.9 | (0.57) | 1.7 | (0.28) | 5.8 | (1.08) | 0.9 | (0.27) | 3.3 | (0.44) | 3.3 | (0.52) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 1.4 | (0.30) | 1.1 | (0.33) | 2.5 | ! | (0.76) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 0.3 | (0.05) | ‡ | (†) | 0.1 | ! | (0.04) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.2 | ! | (0.09) | ‡ | (†) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | 0.4 | ! | (0.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.5 | (0.06) | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | 0.2 | ! | (0.08) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | 0.5 | ! | (0.20) | 0.9 | ! | (0.32) | 0.6 | (0.16) | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | 0.7 | (0.21) | |||||
| Two or more races | 2.1 | (0.16) | 2.5 | (0.56) | 2.4 | (0.47) | 1.4 | ! | (0.48) | 1.6 | ! | (0.49) | 1.9 | (0.40) | 2.5 | (0.39) | 2.0 | (0.37) | 1.9 | (0.36) | 1.7 | (0.39) | 3.2 | (0.85) | |||||||||
Age |
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| Under 30 | 13.4 | (0.35) | 15.8 | (1.25) | 15.1 | (0.94) | 13.4 | (2.14) | 11.8 | (1.20) | 16.8 | (1.02) | 13.5 | (1.03) | 14.2 | (1.01) | 11.7 | (1.12) | 9.6 | (0.89) | 7.0 | (1.05) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 39 | 28.0 | (0.42) | 27.0 | (1.66) | 28.6 | (1.13) | 28.7 | (1.95) | 30.9 | (1.69) | 29.2 | (1.35) | 28.7 | (1.38) | 30.9 | (1.39) | 26.7 | (1.36) | 22.7 | (1.21) | 25.0 | (2.28) | |||||||||||
| 40 to 49 | 28.0 | (0.48) | 26.4 | (1.74) | 28.0 | (1.16) | 28.9 | (1.99) | 29.6 | (1.79) | 26.1 | (1.20) | 28.6 | (1.40) | 30.0 | (1.28) | 29.0 | (1.41) | 25.5 | (1.31) | 29.9 | (2.22) | |||||||||||
| 50 to 59 | 21.7 | (0.46) | 22.1 | (1.56) | 19.2 | (1.08) | 22.2 | (1.81) | 21.2 | (1.57) | 20.8 | (1.17) | 20.9 | (1.18) | 17.1 | (1.14) | 23.1 | (1.29) | 29.0 | (1.44) | 25.0 | (1.94) | |||||||||||
| 60 and over | 8.9 | (0.32) | 8.7 | (0.98) | 9.1 | (0.75) | 6.9 | (0.96) | 6.6 | (1.12) | 7.0 | (0.70) | 8.3 | (0.82) | 7.8 | (0.69) | 9.6 | (0.90) | 13.2 | (1.00) | 13.0 | (1.56) | |||||||||||
Age at which first began to teach full time or part time |
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| 25 or under | 49.5 | (0.63) | 57.2 | (1.81) | 52.6 | (1.40) | 52.4 | (2.22) | 54.4 | (2.10) | 59.6 | (1.39) | 45.9 | (1.61) | 49.8 | (1.39) | 44.6 | (1.39) | 35.1 | (1.49) | 39.9 | (2.16) | |||||||||||
| 26 to 35 | 33.4 | (0.52) | 30.5 | (1.65) | 32.7 | (1.32) | 31.6 | (1.98) | 38.3 | (2.04) | 26.8 | (1.22) | 35.6 | (1.41) | 38.0 | (1.39) | 36.1 | (1.32) | 32.3 | (1.36) | 34.7 | (2.09) | |||||||||||
| 36 to 45 | 12.0 | (0.33) | 8.6 | (0.94) | 10.7 | (0.78) | 11.7 | (1.60) | 6.0 | (0.81) | 10.4 | (0.76) | 12.7 | (1.04) | 9.3 | (0.80) | 12.6 | (0.94) | 21.1 | (1.33) | 16.4 | (1.61) | |||||||||||
| 46 to 55 | 4.5 | (0.22) | 3.3 | (0.66) | 3.6 | (0.51) | 4.1 | (0.71) | 1.3 | (0.34) | 2.7 | (0.38) | 5.3 | (0.61) | 2.6 | (0.49) | 6.0 | (0.76) | 9.2 | (0.87) | 7.7 | (1.15) | |||||||||||
| 56 or over | 0.6 | (0.07) | 0.3 | ! | (0.13) | 0.4 | ! | (0.12) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 0.5 | ! | (0.16) | 0.5 | ! | (0.20) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | 0.6 | ! | (0.20) | 2.4 | (0.43) | 1.3 | ! | (0.40) | ||||
Years of full-time and part-time teaching experience |
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| Less than 3 | 8.4 | (0.27) | 8.6 | (0.96) | 7.9 | (0.68) | 9.3 | (1.70) | 6.6 | (0.94) | 8.4 | (0.74) | 9.3 | (0.86) | 7.4 | (0.71) | 8.1 | (0.85) | 10.1 | (0.82) | 7.8 | (0.99) | |||||||||||
| 3 to 9 | 27.4 | (0.49) | 27.4 | (1.54) | 27.4 | (1.24) | 26.5 | (1.85) | 22.0 | (1.39) | 27.8 | (1.17) | 28.5 | (1.38) | 26.5 | (1.32) | 29.6 | (1.35) | 27.8 | (1.45) | 26.2 | (2.01) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 20 | 40.6 | (0.50) | 37.0 | (1.69) | 41.4 | (1.35) | 42.5 | (2.18) | 41.6 | (1.98) | 39.7 | (1.30) | 42.1 | (1.49) | 42.9 | (1.49) | 38.3 | (1.58) | 40.6 | (1.49) | 40.4 | (2.39) | |||||||||||
| Over 20 | 23.6 | (0.51) | 27.0 | (1.67) | 23.4 | (1.10) | 21.8 | (1.71) | 29.8 | (1.63) | 24.1 | (1.22) | 20.2 | (1.14) | 23.1 | (1.27) | 23.9 | (1.70) | 21.5 | (1.28) | 25.6 | (1.97) | |||||||||||
Highest degree earned |
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| Less than bachelor's degree |
4.0 | (0.22) | 2.9 | (0.63) | 1.7 | (0.37) | 0.9 | (0.28) | 2.9 | (0.60) | 2.6 | (0.44) | 3.2 | (0.55) | 2.3 | (0.37) | 3.1 | (0.59) | 16.0 | (1.25) | 4.4 | (0.82) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 34.8 | (0.65) | 44.5 | (1.84) | 32.4 | (1.35) | 32.4 | (2.02) | 44.0 | (2.06) | 35.4 | (1.39) | 30.0 | (1.53) | 34.8 | (1.59) | 29.4 | (1.36) | 37.9 | (1.69) | 34.2 | (2.28) | |||||||||||
| Master's degree | 52.0 | (0.62) | 45.0 | (1.87) | 56.0 | (1.37) | 56.1 | (2.11) | 49.2 | (2.09) | 55.6 | (1.44) | 57.8 | (1.62) | 53.4 | (1.65) | 50.8 | (1.55) | 39.1 | (1.45) | 51.2 | (2.31) | |||||||||||
| Education specialist1 | 7.6 | (0.29) | 6.2 | (0.84) | 8.3 | (0.88) | 7.3 | (1.09) | 3.4 | (0.56) | 5.3 | (0.56) | 6.2 | (0.75) | 7.5 | (0.83) | 15.7 | (1.27) | 5.3 | (0.69) | 9.2 | (1.45) | |||||||||||
| Doctor's degree | 1.7 | (0.13) | 1.3 | (0.33) | 1.6 | (0.33) | 3.3 | (0.77) | 0.6 | ! | (0.23) | 1.2 | (0.24) | 2.8 | (0.38) | 2.0 | (0.47) | 0.9 | (0.26) | 1.6 | (0.35) | 1.1 | ! | (0.44) | |||||||||
Major field of study in bachelor's or higher degree2 |
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| Arts and music | 9.0 | (0.29) | 87.9 | (1.20) | 3.1 | (0.45) | 3.7 | (0.74) | 1.5 | ! | (0.47) | 1.1 | (0.21) | 1.4 | (0.38) | 1.0 | (0.27) | 2.4 | (0.47) | 2.3 | (0.50) | 2.2 | (0.49) | ||||||||||
| Education, elementary instruction |
6.2 | (0.24) | 3.2 | (0.64) | 4.9 | (0.54) | 3.5 | (0.62) | 2.8 | (0.79) | 4.8 | (0.54) | 1.7 | (0.30) | 1.7 | (0.32) | 23.0 | (1.43) | 3.4 | (0.48) | 15.3 | (1.27) | |||||||||||
| Education, secondary instruction |
24.4 | (0.52) | 11.8 | (1.31) | 33.7 | (1.66) | 24.2 | (1.89) | 10.1 | (1.22) | 32.4 | (1.25) | 37.3 | (1.42) | 36.1 | (1.42) | 7.7 | (0.77) | 12.1 | (0.98) | 17.5 | (1.67) | |||||||||||
| Education, special education |
11.7 | (0.33) | 2.3 | (0.59) | 5.9 | (0.56) | 2.9 | (0.66) | 2.6 | (0.49) | 4.6 | (0.65) | 2.8 | (0.52) | 4.1 | (0.68) | 71.3 | (1.31) | 2.4 | (0.43) | 7.2 | (1.13) | |||||||||||
| Education, other | 17.3 | (0.46) | 11.3 | (1.03) | 18.8 | (1.17) | 19.6 | (1.65) | 18.1 | (1.50) | 18.1 | (1.10) | 14.8 | (1.13) | 20.7 | (1.21) | 17.9 | (1.64) | 15.5 | (1.05) | 17.6 | (1.60) | |||||||||||
| English and language arts |
16.4 | (0.40) | 5.2 | (1.02) | 75.9 | (1.19) | 14.4 | (1.48) | 3.4 | (0.96) | 2.4 | (0.40) | 1.2 | (0.32) | 4.6 | (0.59) | 12.1 | (1.12) | 3.9 | (0.56) | 21.7 | (2.04) | |||||||||||
| Foreign languages | 5.7 | (0.26) | 0.5 | ! | (0.19) | 1.7 | (0.31) | 71.5 | (1.89) | 0.6 | ! | (0.23) | 1.0 | (0.26) | 0.5 | ! | (0.15) | 2.2 | ! | (0.80) | 0.6 | (0.18) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | 9.4 | (1.59) | ||||||
| Health and physical education |
7.9 | (0.26) | 1.4 | ! | (0.45) | 1.3 | (0.27) | 2.1 | (0.57) | 80.0 | (1.53) | 2.0 | (0.29) | 3.8 | (0.53) | 4.3 | (0.60) | 7.1 | (0.95) | 4.1 | (0.57) | 8.9 | (1.13) | ||||||||||
| Mathematics and computer science |
10.4 | (0.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2.1 | ! | (0.78) | 0.8 | ! | (0.26) | 62.0 | (1.30) | 3.1 | (0.62) | 0.6 | ! | (0.23) | 2.1 | (0.51) | 3.2 | (0.47) | 4.6 | (0.99) | ||||||||
| Natural sciences | 12.5 | (0.33) | 0.5 | ! | (0.19) | 0.2 | ! | (0.08) | 2.6 | (0.60) | 3.6 | (0.92) | 8.7 | (0.74) | 79.4 | (1.20) | 0.8 | (0.24) | 1.7 | (0.36) | 5.4 | (0.70) | 5.6 | (0.99) | |||||||||
| Social sciences | 19.1 | (0.43) | 2.2 | (0.46) | 13.0 | (1.02) | 16.4 | (1.56) | 8.1 | (1.23) | 9.9 | (0.83) | 6.4 | (0.67) | 80.1 | (1.19) | 19.1 | (1.27) | 6.9 | (0.82) | 16.2 | (1.60) | |||||||||||
| Vocational/technical education |
12.0 | (0.33) | 4.0 | (0.88) | 3.9 | (0.48) | 6.3 | (0.99) | 4.2 | (0.67) | 10.4 | (0.80) | 6.6 | (0.69) | 4.6 | (0.70) | 7.1 | (0.73) | 59.2 | (1.50) | 12.7 | (1.67) | |||||||||||
| Other field | 13.6 | (0.35) | 7.6 | (0.91) | 14.2 | (1.09) | 17.6 | (1.61) | 13.7 | (1.49) | 12.4 | (0.98) | 9.4 | (0.87) | 10.8 | (0.98) | 15.3 | (1.09) | 12.3 | (0.88) | 34.3 | (2.19) | |||||||||||
| No degree | 4.0 | (0.22) | 2.9 | (0.63) | 1.7 | (0.37) | 0.9 | (0.28) | 2.9 | (0.60) | 2.6 | (0.44) | 3.2 | (0.55) | 2.3 | (0.37) | 3.1 | (0.59) | 16.0 | (1.25) | 4.4 | (0.82) | |||||||||||
| †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 certificates of advanced graduate studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 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: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 February 2020.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
