Table 209.27.

Number and percentage of teachers who are military veterans, by control of school; sex, race/ethnicity, and age group of teacher; region; and level of instruction: 2021

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age group of teacher; region; and level of instruction	Total number of teachers (in thousands)									Number of teachers who are military veterans (in thousands)									Percentage of teachers who are veterans
	Total			Public			Private			Total			Public			Private			Total			Public			Private
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10
Total, all teachers	5,460		(32.3)	3,934		(30.0)	1,526		(16.7)	111		(4.1)	85		(3.6)	26		(1.8)	2.0		(0.07)	2.2		(0.09)	1.7		(0.11)
Preschool and kindergarten	743		(10.5)	228		(6.5)	515		(9.5)	4		(0.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.5		(0.10)	0.5	!	(0.15)	0.5		(0.12)
Elementary and secondary	4,717		(30.4)	3,706		(27.6)	1,010		(12.9)	107		(4.1)	84		(3.5)	23		(1.8)	2.3		(0.08)	2.3		(0.09)	2.3		(0.17)
Elementary and middle school	2,992		(19.8)	2,310		(16.7)	682		(11.9)	57		(3.0)	44		(2.7)	13		(1.4)	1.9		(0.10)	1.9		(0.12)	1.9		(0.20)
Secondary school	1,296		(16.8)	1,039		(15.1)	257		(5.6)	42		(2.7)	34		(2.4)	9		(1.2)	3.3		(0.20)	3.2		(0.22)	3.3		(0.46)
Special education	428		(7.8)	358		(7.1)	71		(3.4)	8		(1.3)	6		(1.0)	‡		(†)	1.9		(0.30)	1.8		(0.28)	2.8	!	(1.05)
Sex
Males	1,228		(15.9)	958		(14.6)	270		(6.7)	77		(3.0)	61		(2.8)	16		(1.4)	6.3		(0.23)	6.4		(0.29)	5.9		(0.50)
Preschool and kindergarten	19		(1.7)	7		(1.1)	12		(1.4)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	1,209		(16.1)	951		(14.8)	258		(6.3)	77		(3.1)	61		(2.8)	15		(1.4)	6.3		(0.24)	6.4		(0.29)	6.0		(0.52)
Elementary and middle school	589		(10.5)	456		(8.2)	134		(5.3)	36		(2.0)	29		(2.0)	7		(1.1)	6.1		(0.31)	6.3		(0.41)	5.4		(0.77)
Secondary school	556		(10.0)	441		(9.1)	115		(4.0)	37		(2.3)	29		(2.1)	7		(1.1)	6.6		(0.39)	6.7		(0.46)	6.2		(0.98)
Special education	64		(3.5)	54		(3.6)	10		(1.5)	4		(1.0)	3		(0.6)	‡		(†)	6.0		(1.51)	5.2		(1.20)	‡		(†)
Females	4,231		(25.5)	2,976		(23.2)	1,255		(15.4)	34		(2.6)	24		(2.2)	10		(1.2)	0.8		(0.06)	0.8		(0.07)	0.8		(0.09)
Preschool and kindergarten	724		(10.2)	221		(6.4)	503		(9.3)	3		(0.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.4		(0.10)	0.5	!	(0.16)	0.4		(0.11)
Elementary and secondary	3,507		(23.0)	2,755		(20.8)	752		(11.5)	31		(2.4)	23		(2.1)	8		(1.2)	0.9		(0.07)	0.8		(0.08)	1.1		(0.16)
Elementary and middle school	2,403		(17.0)	1,854		(15.1)	549		(10.0)	21		(2.0)	15		(1.6)	6		(1.0)	0.9		(0.08)	0.8		(0.09)	1.0		(0.18)
Secondary school	741		(11.2)	598		(10.0)	143		(4.1)	6		(1.0)	4		(0.8)	‡		(†)	0.8		(0.14)	0.7		(0.14)	1.0		(0.31)
Special education	364		(7.3)	303		(6.5)	61		(3.3)	4		(0.8)	3		(0.7)	‡		(†)	1.2		(0.23)	1.2		(0.24)	1.5	!	(0.64)
Race/ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska Native	19		(1.5)	14		(1.2)	5		(0.8)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.9	!	(1.42)	3.3	!	(1.38)	‡		(†)
Asian	162		(4.2)	108		(3.3)	54		(2.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.6	!	(0.21)	0.7	!	(0.29)	‡		(†)
Black	503		(9.1)	349		(8.9)	154		(5.5)	20		(1.9)	14		(1.5)	5		(1.1)	3.9		(0.37)	4.1		(0.43)	3.5		(0.69)
Preschool and kindergarten	86		(4.6)	23		(2.3)	63		(3.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.8	!	(0.30)	‡		(†)	0.6	!	(0.32)
Elementary and secondary	417		(9.2)	325		(8.5)	91		(4.5)	19		(1.9)	14		(1.5)	5		(1.1)	4.6		(0.46)	4.3		(0.47)	5.5		(1.16)
Elementary and middle school	281		(7.6)	213		(6.7)	68		(4.0)	11		(1.3)	9		(1.2)	‡		(†)	4.0		(0.49)	4.0		(0.55)	4.1		(1.01)
Secondary school	101		(6.0)	84		(5.8)	17		(2.0)	6		(1.0)	4		(0.7)	‡		(†)	5.7		(0.99)	5.3		(0.94)	7.7	!	(3.60)
Special education	34		(2.8)	28		(2.4)	6		(1.1)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	5.7	!	(2.11)	3.8	!	(1.59)	‡		(†)
Hispanic	641		(8.8)	449		(8.1)	192		(5.2)	10		(1.3)	7		(1.1)	3		(0.7)	1.6		(0.21)	1.5		(0.25)	1.7		(0.36)
Preschool and kindergarten	117		(3.9)	33		(2.1)	84		(3.3)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	524		(8.5)	416		(8.1)	108		(4.2)	10		(1.3)	7		(1.1)	‡		(†)	1.8		(0.25)	1.6		(0.26)	2.8		(0.66)
Elementary and middle school	348		(6.5)	272		(6.0)	75		(3.3)	5		(0.9)	3		(0.7)	‡		(†)	1.4		(0.27)	1.2		(0.28)	2.2	!	(0.70)
Secondary school	132		(4.5)	108		(4.1)	23		(1.8)	4		(0.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.8		(0.68)	2.3		(0.69)	5.0	!	(1.69)
Special education	44		(2.8)	36		(2.5)	9		(1.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.2	!	(0.75)	2.2	!	(0.88)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	5		(1.1)	4		(0.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
White	3,926		(25.7)	2,866		(23.8)	1,060		(14.4)	76		(3.3)	59		(2.9)	16		(1.3)	1.9		(0.08)	2.1		(0.10)	1.5		(0.12)
Preschool and kindergarten	481		(8.7)	155		(5.1)	326		(7.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.5		(0.13)	0.5	!	(0.24)	0.6		(0.15)
Elementary and secondary	3,445		(24.9)	2,711		(22.5)	734		(11.3)	73		(3.3)	59		(2.8)	14		(1.3)	2.1		(0.09)	2.2		(0.10)	2.0		(0.17)
Elementary and middle school	2,149		(17.9)	1,662		(15.0)	487		(9.7)	37		(2.2)	29		(2.0)	8		(1.0)	1.7		(0.10)	1.8		(0.12)	1.6		(0.19)
Secondary school	974		(13.8)	777		(13.2)	197		(5.0)	31		(2.2)	25		(2.0)	6		(0.9)	3.2		(0.22)	3.3		(0.25)	2.9		(0.45)
Special education	322		(7.3)	271		(6.2)	51		(3.1)	5		(1.0)	4		(0.9)	‡		(†)	1.5		(0.31)	1.5		(0.33)	1.5	!	(0.70)
Some other race	29		(2.3)	21		(2.1)	7		(1.0)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.9	!	(0.87)	2.2	!	(1.01)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	176		(5.5)	122		(4.3)	53		(3.0)	3		(0.6)	3		(0.6)	‡		(†)	1.9		(0.34)	2.4		(0.50)	0.9	!	(0.33)
Age group
Less than 30 years old	974		(16.1)	623		(14.2)	352		(8.1)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2	!	(0.08)	0.1	!	(0.06)
Preschool and kindergarten	216		(5.8)	52		(3.2)	163		(5.6)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	759		(15.5)	571		(13.2)	188		(6.6)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.2		(0.07)	0.3	!	(0.09)	0.2	!	(0.08)
Elementary and middle school	496		(10.7)	368		(8.9)	128		(5.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.1	!	(0.07)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Secondary school	191		(7.1)	146		(6.3)	44		(2.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.5	!	(0.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Special education	72		(3.3)	56		(3.2)	15		(1.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
30 to 39 years old	1,413		(17.4)	1,034		(14.9)	379		(8.8)	18		(1.8)	14		(1.6)	4		(0.8)	1.3		(0.13)	1.4		(0.15)	1.0		(0.21)
Preschool and kindergarten	181		(6.0)	60		(3.2)	121		(4.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.4	!	(0.19)	‡		(†)	0.7	!	(0.29)
Elementary and secondary	1,232		(16.4)	974		(14.1)	258		(7.3)	17		(1.7)	14		(1.6)	‡		(†)	1.4		(0.14)	1.4		(0.16)	1.2		(0.26)
Elementary and middle school	770		(12.6)	592		(11.4)	177		(6.7)	9		(1.2)	7		(1.1)	‡		(†)	1.1		(0.16)	1.2		(0.18)	0.8	!	(0.26)
Secondary school	352		(7.7)	287		(6.7)	65		(3.3)	7		(1.3)	5		(1.1)	‡		(†)	1.9		(0.36)	1.8		(0.37)	2.3	!	(0.88)
Special education	110		(4.3)	94		(3.9)	16		(1.6)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.8	!	(0.55)	2.0	!	(0.63)	‡		(†)
40 to 49 years old	1,427		(14.3)	1,093		(13.0)	334		(7.1)	28		(2.4)	21		(2.0)	7		(1.1)	2.0		(0.16)	1.9		(0.18)	2.1		(0.32)
Preschool and kindergarten	151		(4.8)	56		(3.1)	95		(3.7)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.34)	‡		(†)	0.9	!	(0.38)
Elementary and secondary	1,276		(13.8)	1,037		(12.9)	239		(6.7)	26		(2.3)	20		(2.0)	6		(1.0)	2.1		(0.18)	2.0		(0.19)	2.5		(0.42)
Elementary and middle school	819		(11.0)	652		(10.2)	167		(6.3)	14		(1.8)	11		(1.5)	4		(0.7)	1.7		(0.21)	1.6		(0.22)	2.2		(0.43)
Secondary school	344		(8.3)	289		(7.1)	54		(2.8)	10		(1.2)	9		(1.2)	‡		(†)	2.9		(0.32)	2.9		(0.38)	2.7	!	(0.82)
Special education	113		(4.5)	95		(4.0)	18		(1.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.8	!	(0.71)	1.2	!	(0.40)	‡		(†)
50 to 59 years old	1,108		(13.0)	834		(11.6)	273		(6.2)	36		(2.0)	28		(1.9)	7		(0.9)	3.2		(0.17)	3.4		(0.23)	2.6		(0.31)
Preschool and kindergarten	124		(3.8)	40		(2.4)	84		(3.4)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.4	!	(0.16)	0.8	!	(0.42)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	983		(12.1)	794		(11.1)	189		(4.9)	35		(2.0)	28		(1.9)	7		(0.9)	3.6		(0.19)	3.5		(0.23)	3.7		(0.44)
Elementary and middle school	620		(8.9)	496		(7.9)	123		(4.3)	19		(1.6)	15		(1.6)	4		(0.7)	3.0		(0.24)	3.1		(0.32)	2.9		(0.53)
Secondary school	271		(6.4)	217		(5.8)	53		(2.3)	14		(1.3)	11		(1.1)	‡		(†)	5.2		(0.47)	5.0		(0.50)	5.7		(1.03)
Special education	93		(3.8)	81		(3.5)	12		(1.4)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.5		(0.68)	2.4		(0.73)	‡		(†)
60 years old and over	538		(9.1)	350		(7.4)	188		(5.2)	28		(1.9)	20		(1.6)	8		(1.0)	5.2		(0.34)	5.7		(0.44)	4.1		(0.50)
Preschool and kindergarten	71		(3.6)	19		(1.6)	52		(3.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.43)	‡		(†)	1.4	!	(0.57)
Elementary and secondary	467		(8.8)	331		(7.4)	136		(4.0)	27		(2.0)	20		(1.6)	7		(1.0)	5.8		(0.40)	6.1		(0.47)	5.1		(0.69)
Elementary and middle school	287		(5.8)	201		(5.1)	86		(3.3)	14		(1.3)	10		(1.2)	4		(0.7)	5.0		(0.46)	5.2		(0.57)	4.5		(0.83)
Secondary school	139		(4.2)	99		(3.4)	41		(2.1)	11		(1.0)	8		(1.0)	2		(0.6)	7.8		(0.74)	8.6		(1.05)	5.9		(1.35)
Special education	41		(2.2)	32		(1.9)	9		(1.1)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	4.4		(1.14)	3.6	!	(1.18)	7.0	!	(3.48)
Region
Northeast	1,119		(13.1)	794		(11.6)	325		(7.2)	11		(1.4)	8		(1.1)	3		(0.6)	1.0		(0.12)	1.0		(0.14)	0.9		(0.20)
Preschool and kindergarten	126		(4.6)	31		(1.9)	95		(4.1)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.3	!	(0.13)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	993		(12.9)	763		(11.2)	231		(5.8)	11		(1.4)	8		(1.1)	3		(0.6)	1.1		(0.13)	1.1		(0.14)	1.1		(0.26)
Elementary and middle school	599		(10.1)	453		(7.9)	146		(5.1)	6		(1.1)	4		(0.8)	‡		(†)	1.0		(0.17)	0.9		(0.17)	1.2		(0.35)
Secondary school	275		(6.1)	216		(6.0)	59		(3.0)	4		(0.8)	3		(0.7)	‡		(†)	1.5		(0.26)	1.6		(0.31)	1.0	!	(0.50)
Special education	119		(4.7)	94		(4.0)	25		(1.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.9	!	(0.33)	0.9	!	(0.39)	‡		(†)
Midwest	1,116		(15.5)	778		(13.8)	337		(8.2)	18		(1.5)	12		(1.4)	5		(0.8)	1.6		(0.14)	1.6		(0.18)	1.6		(0.24)
Preschool and kindergarten	165		(5.5)	51		(3.0)	114		(4.3)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.8	!	(0.24)	‡		(†)	0.9	!	(0.31)
Elementary and secondary	951		(14.2)	727		(13.4)	223		(6.8)	16		(1.4)	12		(1.4)	4		(0.7)	1.7		(0.15)	1.6		(0.19)	1.9		(0.31)
Elementary and middle school	587		(10.2)	437		(9.6)	150		(5.3)	8		(0.9)	6		(0.8)	‡		(†)	1.3		(0.15)	1.3		(0.19)	1.4		(0.37)
Secondary school	267		(5.9)	211		(6.2)	55		(3.0)	7		(0.9)	5		(0.9)	‡		(†)	2.6		(0.34)	2.4		(0.41)	3.5		(0.99)
Special education	97		(4.1)	78		(4.1)	18		(2.1)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	1.5	!	(0.50)	1.6	!	(0.58)	‡		(†)
South	2,130		(20.8)	1,554		(17.9)	576		(11.1)	57		(3.4)	45		(2.8)	12		(1.5)	2.7		(0.15)	2.9		(0.17)	2.1		(0.25)
Preschool and kindergarten	310		(7.7)	97		(3.9)	213		(6.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	0.5	!	(0.17)	0.7	!	(0.34)	0.4	!	(0.14)
Elementary and secondary	1,820		(19.3)	1,457		(16.6)	363		(8.1)	55		(3.3)	44		(2.7)	11		(1.5)	3.0		(0.17)	3.0		(0.18)	3.1		(0.39)
Elementary and middle school	1,200		(12.8)	944		(11.5)	256		(7.1)	30		(2.3)	23		(2.1)	6		(1.1)	2.5		(0.19)	2.5		(0.22)	2.5		(0.41)
Secondary school	487		(10.7)	397		(9.7)	90		(3.4)	22		(2.0)	18		(1.7)	4		(0.8)	4.4		(0.39)	4.5		(0.42)	4.1		(0.91)
Special education	133		(4.5)	117		(3.9)	16		(1.5)	4		(0.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.8		(0.68)	2.4		(0.59)	‡		(†)
West	1,095		(13.1)	807		(10.5)	287		(6.9)	26		(1.9)	20		(1.6)	6		(0.9)	2.4		(0.16)	2.5		(0.19)	2.0		(0.32)
Preschool and kindergarten	142		(4.5)	49		(2.6)	94		(3.9)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Elementary and secondary	953		(12.8)	759		(10.3)	194		(5.9)	25		(1.8)	20		(1.6)	5		(0.9)	2.6		(0.19)	2.6		(0.20)	2.8		(0.44)
Elementary and middle school	606		(9.6)	476		(7.5)	130		(4.7)	14		(1.5)	11		(1.3)	‡		(†)	2.2		(0.23)	2.3		(0.28)	1.9		(0.46)
Secondary school	267		(6.5)	214		(5.7)	53		(2.9)	10		(1.3)	7		(1.0)	‡		(†)	3.6		(0.48)	3.4		(0.49)	4.4		(1.27)
Special education	80		(2.5)	69		(2.5)	11		(1.2)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	2.6	!	(0.78)	2.1	!	(0.75)	‡		(†)

†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.

NOTE: Includes employed persons working in occupations classified as preschool and kindergarten, elementary and middle school, secondary school, and special education teachers. Special education teachers may teach at any level of instruction. Includes only those persons employed as teachers by elementary and secondary schools, child day care services, and religious organizations. Excludes self-employed persons and those working without pay. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2021. (This table was prepared April 2023.)