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| Table 209.24. | Number and percentage distribution of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by whether they entered teaching through an alternative route to certification program and selected teacher and school characteristics: School year 2020-21 |
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| Selected teacher or school characteristic | Number of teachers (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of teachers, by teacher or school characteristic | Percentage distribution of teachers, by alternative route status | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Entered through alternative route program? | Total | Entered through alternative route program? | Total | Entered through alternative route program? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,764 | (44.5) | 730 | (13.6) | 3,033 | (38.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 19.4 | (0.30) | 80.6 | (0.30) | |||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 873 | (16.5) | 226 | (7.6) | 648 | (12.8) | 23.2 | (0.31) | 30.9 | (0.73) | 21.4 | (0.32) | 100.0 | (†) | 25.8 | (0.66) | 74.2 | (0.66) | |||||||||
| Female | 2,890 | (34.7) | 505 | (9.5) | 2,385 | (31.4) | 76.8 | (0.31) | 69.1 | (0.73) | 78.6 | (0.32) | 100.0 | (†) | 17.5 | (0.29) | 82.5 | (0.29) | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 16 | (1.6) | 5 | (0.8) | 11 | (1.3) | 0.4 | (0.04) | 0.6 | (0.10) | 0.4 | (0.04) | 100.0 | (†) | 29.4 | (3.76) | 70.6 | (3.76) | |||||||||
| Asian | 89 | (4.0) | 20 | (1.6) | 69 | (3.4) | 2.4 | (0.10) | 2.7 | (0.21) | 2.3 | (0.11) | 100.0 | (†) | 22.0 | (1.52) | 78.0 | (1.52) | |||||||||
| Black | 228 | (8.3) | 81 | (4.3) | 147 | (6.1) | 6.1 | (0.20) | 11.1 | (0.51) | 4.9 | (0.19) | 100.0 | (†) | 35.5 | (1.32) | 64.5 | (1.32) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 355 | (10.1) | 109 | (4.9) | 246 | (7.7) | 9.4 | (0.24) | 15.0 | (0.57) | 8.1 | (0.23) | 100.0 | (†) | 30.8 | (1.02) | 69.2 | (1.02) | |||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 6 | (0.8) | 2 | (0.5) | 4 | (0.6) | 0.2 | (0.02) | 0.3 | (0.07) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 100.0 | (†) | 36.2 | (6.12) | 63.8 | (6.12) | |||||||||
| White | 3,007 | (37.5) | 497 | (9.8) | 2,510 | (33.7) | 79.9 | (0.34) | 68.0 | (0.78) | 82.7 | (0.34) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.5 | (0.29) | 83.5 | (0.29) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | 62 | (2.9) | 16 | (1.3) | 46 | (2.5) | 1.6 | (0.08) | 2.2 | (0.18) | 1.5 | (0.08) | 100.0 | (†) | 26.3 | (1.88) | 73.7 | (1.88) | |||||||||
| Main teaching assignment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary education | 1,290 | (24.2) | 169 | (5.8) | 1,121 | (22.5) | 34.3 | (0.52) | 23.1 | (0.75) | 37.0 | (0.55) | 100.0 | (†) | 13.1 | (0.42) | 86.9 | (0.42) | |||||||||
| Special education | 541 | (9.7) | 111 | (4.1) | 430 | (8.5) | 14.4 | (0.19) | 15.2 | (0.48) | 14.2 | (0.22) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.5 | (0.67) | 79.5 | (0.67) | |||||||||
| Arts and music | 251 | (5.8) | 41 | (2.3) | 209 | (5.1) | 6.7 | (0.14) | 5.6 | (0.31) | 6.9 | (0.15) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.4 | (0.80) | 83.6 | (0.80) | |||||||||
| English and language arts | 392 | (9.2) | 78 | (3.4) | 314 | (7.9) | 10.4 | (0.21) | 10.7 | (0.40) | 10.4 | (0.23) | 100.0 | (†) | 19.9 | (0.74) | 80.1 | (0.74) | |||||||||
| English as a second language | 77 | (3.7) | 15 | (1.5) | 63 | (3.4) | 2.0 | (0.10) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 2.1 | (0.11) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.8 | (1.83) | 81.2 | (1.83) | |||||||||
| Foreign languages | 93 | (3.8) | 27 | (1.8) | 66 | (3.3) | 2.5 | (0.09) | 3.7 | (0.24) | 2.2 | (0.10) | 100.0 | (†) | 29.0 | (1.66) | 71.0 | (1.66) | |||||||||
| Health education | 142 | (4.5) | 21 | (1.9) | 121 | (4.1) | 3.8 | (0.12) | 2.8 | (0.25) | 4.0 | (0.13) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.6 | (1.20) | 85.4 | (1.20) | |||||||||
| Mathematics and computer science |
292 | (7.1) | 68 | (3.1) | 223 | (5.8) | 7.7 | (0.15) | 9.4 | (0.36) | 7.4 | (0.16) | 100.0 | (†) | 23.5 | (0.84) | 76.5 | (0.84) | |||||||||
| Natural sciences | 247 | (5.7) | 75 | (2.8) | 173 | (4.6) | 6.6 | (0.13) | 10.2 | (0.36) | 5.7 | (0.14) | 100.0 | (†) | 30.2 | (0.91) | 69.8 | (0.91) | |||||||||
| Social sciences | 235 | (6.0) | 53 | (2.9) | 182 | (5.2) | 6.2 | (0.14) | 7.2 | (0.36) | 6.0 | (0.15) | 100.0 | (†) | 22.5 | (1.10) | 77.5 | (1.10) | |||||||||
| Career or technical education | 162 | (5.8) | 63 | (3.1) | 99 | (4.5) | 4.3 | (0.14) | 8.6 | (0.38) | 3.3 | (0.14) | 100.0 | (†) | 38.8 | (1.49) | 61.2 | (1.49) | |||||||||
| All others | 43 | (2.7) | 10 | (1.3) | 32 | (2.2) | 1.1 | (0.07) | 1.4 | (0.17) | 1.1 | (0.07) | 100.0 | (†) | 24.2 | (2.48) | 75.8 | (2.48) | |||||||||
| School classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public | 3,513 | (39.4) | 660 | (11.6) | 2,853 | (35.7) | 93.3 | (0.30) | 90.4 | (0.69) | 94.1 | (0.25) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.8 | (0.30) | 81.2 | (0.30) | |||||||||
| Charter school | 251 | (12.5) | 70 | (5.6) | 180 | (8.2) | 6.7 | (0.30) | 9.6 | (0.69) | 5.9 | (0.25) | 100.0 | (†) | 28.0 | (1.26) | 72.0 | (1.26) | |||||||||
| School level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 1,736 | (32.4) | 245 | (7.3) | 1,491 | (29.8) | 46.1 | (0.75) | 33.6 | (0.91) | 49.1 | (0.79) | 100.0 | (†) | 14.1 | (0.38) | 85.9 | (0.38) | |||||||||
| Middle | 699 | (20.7) | 149 | (6.9) | 551 | (16.3) | 18.6 | (0.54) | 20.3 | (0.90) | 18.2 | (0.53) | 100.0 | (†) | 21.2 | (0.68) | 78.8 | (0.68) | |||||||||
| Secondary/high | 1,072 | (31.2) | 288 | (10.9) | 784 | (22.8) | 28.5 | (0.67) | 39.4 | (1.11) | 25.9 | (0.63) | 100.0 | (†) | 26.9 | (0.56) | 73.1 | (0.56) | |||||||||
| Combined/other | 256 | (12.8) | 48 | (3.4) | 208 | (10.8) | 6.8 | (0.33) | 6.6 | (0.45) | 6.8 | (0.34) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.9 | (0.97) | 81.1 | (0.97) | |||||||||
| Percent of minority students in school1 |
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| Less than 10 percent | 366 | (15.9) | 37 | (2.0) | 329 | (15.1) | 9.9 | (0.41) | 5.2 | (0.29) | 11.0 | (0.47) | 100.0 | (†) | 10.1 | (0.54) | 89.9 | (0.54) | |||||||||
| 10 to 24 percent | 643 | (21.0) | 79 | (3.5) | 563 | (19.4) | 17.4 | (0.54) | 11.2 | (0.51) | 18.9 | (0.60) | 100.0 | (†) | 12.3 | (0.48) | 87.7 | (0.48) | |||||||||
| 25 to 49 percent | 865 | (20.1) | 142 | (5.2) | 723 | (17.4) | 23.4 | (0.56) | 20.0 | (0.73) | 24.2 | (0.59) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.4 | (0.48) | 83.6 | (0.48) | |||||||||
| 50 to 74 percent | 769 | (25.2) | 162 | (7.1) | 607 | (20.7) | 20.8 | (0.62) | 22.9 | (0.94) | 20.3 | (0.62) | 100.0 | (†) | 21.1 | (0.65) | 78.9 | (0.65) | |||||||||
| 75 to 89 percent | 428 | (19.6) | 109 | (6.9) | 319 | (14.9) | 11.6 | (0.50) | 15.4 | (0.85) | 10.7 | (0.48) | 100.0 | (†) | 25.5 | (1.01) | 74.5 | (1.01) | |||||||||
| 90 percent or more | 623 | (20.4) | 179 | (8.0) | 444 | (14.9) | 16.9 | (0.51) | 25.3 | (0.94) | 14.9 | (0.48) | 100.0 | (†) | 28.8 | (0.80) | 71.2 | (0.80) | |||||||||
| School locale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 1,047 | (27.7) | 242 | (8.5) | 805 | (22.2) | 27.8 | (0.65) | 33.1 | (0.90) | 26.5 | (0.66) | 100.0 | (†) | 23.1 | (0.55) | 76.9 | (0.55) | |||||||||
| Suburban | 1,453 | (26.5) | 266 | (8.3) | 1,187 | (22.7) | 38.6 | (0.68) | 36.4 | (1.02) | 39.1 | (0.71) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.3 | (0.46) | 81.7 | (0.46) | |||||||||
| Town | 450 | (19.1) | 74 | (3.7) | 376 | (17.4) | 12.0 | (0.45) | 10.1 | (0.51) | 12.4 | (0.50) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.4 | (0.75) | 83.6 | (0.75) | |||||||||
| Rural | 815 | (23.7) | 149 | (6.7) | 666 | (20.5) | 21.6 | (0.56) | 20.3 | (0.79) | 22.0 | (0.60) | 100.0 | (†) | 18.2 | (0.67) | 81.8 | (0.67) | |||||||||
| Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| 0 to 25 | 705 | (19.1) | 107 | (4.8) | 599 | (17.2) | 18.7 | (0.50) | 14.6 | (0.65) | 19.7 | (0.55) | 100.0 | (†) | 15.1 | (0.59) | 84.9 | (0.59) | |||||||||
| 26 to 50 | 947 | (25.5) | 155 | (6.2) | 792 | (22.6) | 25.2 | (0.63) | 21.2 | (0.82) | 26.1 | (0.67) | 100.0 | (†) | 16.4 | (0.54) | 83.6 | (0.54) | |||||||||
| 51 to 75 | 771 | (24.7) | 158 | (6.7) | 613 | (20.8) | 20.5 | (0.54) | 21.7 | (0.79) | 20.2 | (0.58) | 100.0 | (†) | 20.5 | (0.64) | 79.5 | (0.64) | |||||||||
| 76 to 100 | 1,216 | (28.7) | 281 | (9.6) | 936 | (23.1) | 32.3 | (0.65) | 38.4 | (1.00) | 30.8 | (0.66) | 100.0 | (†) | 23.1 | (0.57) | 76.9 | (0.57) | |||||||||
| School does not participate | 124 | (7.6) | 30 | (2.9) | 94 | (6.4) | 3.3 | (0.20) | 4.1 | (0.38) | 3.1 | (0.21) | 100.0 | (†) | 23.9 | (1.91) | 76.1 | (1.91) | |||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Excludes the 2 percent of teachers for whom the percentage of minority enrollment in the school was not available. Minority enrollment is the combined enrollment of students who are American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and of Two or more races. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: 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). 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. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2020-21. (This table was prepared August 2023.) |