Table 210.20.

Percentage of teachers agreeing with statements about teaching and school conditions, by control, level, and locale of school: Selected school years, 1993–94 through 2020–21

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Statement about conditions	Percent of public school teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement																																								Percent of private school teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement
	1993-94 total		1999-2000 total		2003-04 total		2007-08 total		2011-12 total		2015-16 total			2020-21																											1993-94 total		1999-2000 total		2003-04 total		2007-08 total		2011-12 total		2020-21
														Total			School level												School locale																						Total		Elementary/ middle schools		Secondary/ high schools		Combined/ other schools
																	Elementary schools			Middle schools			Secondary/ high schools			Combined/ other schools			City			Suburban			Town			Rural
1	2		3		4		5		6				7	8			9					10	11			12			13			14			15			16			17		18		19		20		21		22		23		24		25
The school administration's behavior    toward the staff is supportive	79.2	(0.36)	78.8	(0.38)	85.2	(0.33)	87.7	(0.39)	83.6	(0.44)	85.0		(0.26)	86.1		(0.23)	86.6		(0.37)	86.0		(0.50)	85.8		(0.43)	85.0		(0.83)	85.7		(0.41)	85.5		(0.40)	87.8		(0.57)	86.9		(0.49)	88.2	(0.42)	87.3	(0.45)	91.1	(0.78)	93.1	(0.43)	88.5	(0.90)	90.8	(0.51)	91.2	(0.79)	88.5	(0.89)	91.4	(0.86)
My principal enforces school rules for student    conduct and backs me up when I need it	80.8	(0.35)	82.2	(0.33)	87.2	(0.34)	88.0	(0.37)	83.7	(0.43)	84.1		(0.29)	83.2		(0.25)	85.1		(0.39)	80.9		(0.55)	81.3		(0.48)	84.7		(0.81)	82.0		(0.50)	82.3		(0.41)	84.9		(0.64)	85.2		(0.49)	88.4	(0.41)	88.3	(0.39)	92.2	(0.75)	92.2	(0.57)	89.4	(0.98)	89.2	(0.57)	89.8	(0.95)	86.3	(1.08)	89.9	(0.96)
In this school, staff members are    recognized for a job well done	67.9	(0.39)	68.3	(0.42)	75.5	(0.38)	76.7	(0.56)	74.3	(0.45)	75.5		(0.31)	75.8		(0.29)	77.1		(0.43)	75.4		(0.62)	74.2		(0.54)	74.9		(0.93)	76.6		(0.50)	75.9		(0.47)	74.9		(0.78)	75.2		(0.63)	81.1	(0.40)	78.9	(0.50)	83.8	(1.14)	84.0	(0.66)	80.6	(1.04)	82.8	(0.70)	83.2	(1.11)	79.0	(1.19)	84.1	(1.13)
Principal knows what kind of school he/she    wants and has communicated it to the staff	80.5	(0.36)	83.2	(0.28)	87.3	(0.30)	88.4	(0.33)	84.7	(0.41)	84.8		(0.27)	83.7		(0.26)	85.4		(0.41)	82.6		(0.56)	81.8		(0.44)	83.5		(0.93)	84.6		(0.45)	83.7		(0.42)	81.9		(1.06)	83.6		(0.57)	88.6	(0.38)	88.4	(0.43)	91.9	(0.68)	91.7	(0.53)	87.6	(0.96)	88.2	(0.62)	89.0	(1.01)	84.5	(1.05)	89.2	(1.03)
Most of my colleagues share my beliefs and    values about what the central mission of    the school should be	84.2	(0.22)	84.7	(0.26)	88.1	(0.26)	88.3	(0.35)	87.7	(0.38)	87.5		(0.22)	86.0		(0.25)	89.4		(0.36)	84.5		(0.51)	81.5		(0.44)	85.9		(0.78)	84.8		(0.42)	85.8		(0.43)	85.9		(0.71)	87.9		(0.44)	93.2	(0.37)	92.2	(0.31)	93.8	(0.49)	93.7	(0.44)	92.9	(0.66)	93.4	(0.42)	94.8	(0.62)	89.5	(0.85)	93.7	(0.75)
There is a great deal of cooperative effort    among staff	77.5	(0.31)	78.4	(0.32)	83.2	(0.36)	84.3	(0.33)	82.3	(0.41)	82.7		(0.28)	83.7		(0.26)	85.4		(0.40)	83.4		(0.53)	81.3		(0.47)	82.8		(0.87)	83.6		(0.37)	83.6		(0.43)	83.6		(0.64)	84.0		(0.58)	90.5	(0.29)	89.0	(0.42)	91.2	(0.77)	91.7	(0.63)	88.8	(0.83)	90.9	(0.52)	91.2	(0.87)	87.0	(0.95)	92.5	(0.75)
I receive a great deal of support from parents    for the work I do	52.5	(0.38)	57.9	(0.40)	61.1	(0.50)	64.3	(0.52)	58.6	(0.63)	58.4		(0.38)	60.2		(0.38)	65.9		(0.55)	55.6		(0.78)	53.7		(0.63)	61.6		(1.37)	55.7		(0.67)	62.5		(0.58)	59.5		(0.97)	62.4		(0.75)	84.6	(0.41)	84.0	(0.49)	86.1	(2.33)	87.7	(0.60)	85.0	(0.97)	86.8	(0.63)	88.6	(1.02)	82.3	(1.09)	87.0	(0.99)
I make a conscious effort to coordinate the    content of my courses with that of other    teachers	85.0	(0.25)	84.1	(0.24)	86.3	(0.31)	---	(†)	90.0	(0.32)	89.2		(0.20)	87.6		(0.22)	91.9		(0.30)	85.6		(0.48)	82.9		(0.44)	83.5		(0.85)	88.0		(0.38)	88.6		(0.35)	87.1		(0.66)	85.7		(0.51)	85.2	(0.44)	81.4	(0.55)	84.6	(0.90)	---	(†)	87.3	(0.90)	83.4	(0.66)	85.0	(1.03)	79.6	(1.14)	83.6	(1.11)
Routine duties and paperwork interfere with    my job of teaching	70.8	(0.38)	71.1	(0.30)	70.8	(0.44)	69.0	(0.53)	69.2	(0.53)	71.5		(0.30)	62.4		(0.32)	63.5		(0.48)	61.8		(0.71)	62.0		(0.56)	58.1		(1.27)	64.1		(0.58)	63.1		(0.55)	60.1		(0.98)	60.1		(0.69)	40.1	(0.65)	44.5	(0.57)	40.7	(2.70)	42.7	(0.97)	41.1	(1.50)	39.0	(0.90)	41.3	(1.45)	41.4	(1.42)	35.3	(1.38)
Level of student misbehavior in this school    interferes with my teaching	44.1	(0.40)	40.8	(0.42)	37.2	(0.52)	36.0	(0.57)	40.7	(0.65)	42.9		(0.36)	32.0		(0.38)	33.5		(0.58)	36.5		(0.77)	27.2		(0.63)	29.2		(1.26)	36.1		(0.69)	30.2		(0.56)	33.4		(0.82)	29.0		(0.76)	22.4	(0.43)	24.1	(0.61)	20.7	(2.47)	20.6	(0.72)	22.0	(1.05)	18.6	(0.73)	21.1	(1.17)	13.7	(1.10)	18.3	(1.07)
Amount of student tardiness and class cutting    in this school interferes with my teaching	27.9	(0.32)	31.5	(0.35)	33.4	(0.45)	33.4	(0.64)	37.6	(0.51)	37.5		(0.44)	37.4		(0.41)	33.7		(0.52)	34.1		(0.73)	45.4		(0.75)	37.5		(1.37)	44.6		(0.69)	35.1		(0.59)	36.8		(0.91)	32.4		(0.81)	8.6	(0.42)	15.0	(0.43)	16.9	(1.11)	17.9	(0.72)	18.8	(1.06)	18.0	(0.72)	16.2	(1.12)	20.9	(1.22)	18.6	(1.16)
Rules for student behavior are consistently    enforced by teachers in this school, even    for students who are not in their classes	61.8	(0.42)	62.6	(0.39)	71.1	(0.46)	70.6	(0.55)	67.6	(0.51)	67.3		(0.39)	67.0		(0.37)	75.9		(0.45)	62.4		(0.73)	55.4		(0.63)	67.8		(1.27)	67.2		(0.67)	65.9		(0.55)	67.6		(0.88)	68.3		(0.69)	77.6	(0.50)	75.9	(0.51)	81.0	(1.52)	80.1	(0.81)	77.4	(1.49)	76.5	(0.88)	80.5	(1.32)	68.2	(1.38)	76.1	(1.40)
I am satisfied with my teaching salary	44.9	(0.45)	39.4	(0.36)	45.9	(0.46)	50.9	(0.64)	47.0	(0.50)	44.8		(0.39)	49.0		(0.39)	45.2		(0.63)	50.1		(0.81)	52.8		(0.66)	56.4		(1.44)	47.2		(0.72)	51.2		(0.58)	49.6		(1.09)	47.1		(0.78)	41.6	(0.59)	42.6	(0.73)	50.6	(1.76)	51.7	(0.86)	49.5	(1.44)	49.7	(1.06)	42.8	(1.80)	56.7	(1.47)	53.9	(1.66)
Necessary materials are available as needed    by staff	73.1	(0.42)	75.0	(0.32)	79.0	(0.42)	82.2	(0.55)	79.4	(0.45)	78.6		(0.29)	84.9		(0.25)	85.1		(0.38)	85.0		(0.56)	84.5		(0.43)	84.8		(0.89)	82.3		(0.51)	85.0		(0.39)	86.6		(0.60)	87.2		(0.51)	85.7	(0.44)	89.0	(0.38)	91.8	(0.74)	92.1	(0.54)	90.8	(0.68)	94.2	(0.44)	93.3	(0.81)	95.1	(0.66)	94.6	(0.71)
I worry about the security of my job because of    the performance of my students on state    or local tests	---	(†)	28.8	(0.37)	31.2	(0.43)	30.9	(0.58)	44.0	(0.54)	43.0		(0.35)	27.8		(0.33)	29.2		(0.54)	27.1		(0.70)	25.3		(0.50)	30.5		(1.06)	30.7		(0.61)	26.0		(0.54)	26.9		(0.95)	27.8		(0.58)	---	(†)	6.7	(0.29)	7.8	(0.68)	7.6	(0.46)	9.8	(0.75)	10.2	(0.57)	10.9	(0.97)	10.7	(0.93)	9.1	(0.86)
State or district content standards have had a    positive influence on my satisfaction with    teaching	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	49.3	(0.62)	47.5	(0.52)	38.1		(0.32)	41.2		(0.31)	43.0		(0.52)	41.2		(0.67)	37.6		(0.55)	43.6		(1.23)	41.0		(0.59)	39.2		(0.46)	43.5		(0.87)	43.5		(0.71)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	41.1	(0.80)	38.9	(1.19)	34.8	(0.98)	40.9	(1.67)	29.7	(1.46)	30.5	(1.47)
I am given the support I need to teach students    with special needs	---	(†)	60.9	(0.33)	64.5	(0.47)	67.2	(0.57)	65.5	(0.51)	63.2		(0.33)	66.4		(0.36)	65.5		(0.57)	64.6		(0.60)	68.4		(0.59)	68.6		(1.10)	64.7		(0.60)	65.2		(0.49)	69.5		(0.97)	68.8		(0.70)	---	(†)	67.1	(0.58)	71.8	(2.00)	68.4	(0.84)	66.9	(1.22)	65.3	(0.99)	62.8	(1.61)	65.7	(1.40)	68.0	(1.73)
Stress and disappointments involved in teaching    at this school aren't really worth it	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	18.9	(0.38)	22.0	(0.49)	24.7		(0.32)	24.8		(0.29)	25.1		(0.49)	25.6		(0.63)	24.4		(0.50)	23.2		(1.01)	26.6		(0.54)	24.9		(0.49)	24.0		(0.90)	22.8		(0.57)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	10.1	(0.52)	11.9	(0.82)	16.3	(0.67)	18.2	(1.24)	16.3	(1.09)	14.2	(0.93)
Teachers at this school like being here;    I would describe us as a satisfied group	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	79.4	(0.47)	75.7	(0.53)	75.5		(0.33)	80.3		(0.27)	81.1		(0.43)	79.1		(0.61)	79.7		(0.54)	80.2		(0.99)	79.0		(0.52)	80.1		(0.52)	81.2		(0.73)	81.9		(0.61)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	89.0	(0.55)	87.5	(0.93)	87.6	(0.57)	88.0	(1.04)	86.2	(0.94)	87.9	(1.01)
I like the way things are run at this school	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	77.1	(0.55)	72.9	(0.51)	73.0		(0.32)	76.3		(0.28)	78.1		(0.42)	75.6		(0.66)	74.2		(0.52)	74.9		(1.09)	74.4		(0.55)	76.3		(0.52)	77.8		(0.79)	77.9		(0.62)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	84.5	(0.66)	79.6	(1.12)	81.6	(0.75)	82.7	(1.21)	78.9	(1.05)	81.7	(1.14)
If I could get a higher paying job I'd leave    teaching as soon as possible	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	26.0	(0.45)	29.6	(0.59)	35.1		(0.32)	37.8		(0.31)	37.8		(0.52)	39.5		(0.66)	37.8		(0.58)	32.8		(1.01)	39.1		(0.62)	37.3		(0.51)	38.1		(0.87)	36.8		(0.66)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	18.3	(0.73)	21.6	(1.05)	28.5	(0.87)	30.6	(1.43)	28.4	(1.32)	26.2	(1.33)
I think about transferring to another school	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	28.5	(0.53)	29.1	(0.51)	31.5		(0.35)	29.6		(0.30)	29.1		(0.48)	32.4		(0.72)	28.9		(0.60)	28.4		(1.17)	32.4		(0.58)	29.1		(0.55)	27.8		(0.91)	28.1		(0.67)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	23.8	(0.92)	25.6	(1.31)	25.6	(0.87)	26.1	(1.43)	28.3	(1.17)	23.9	(1.37)
I am generally satisfied with being a teacher    at this school	---	(†)	89.7	(0.24)	90.9	(0.29)	92.8	(0.31)	90.2	(0.33)	88.9		(0.22)	90.0		(0.19)	90.2		(0.34)	89.6		(0.43)	89.8		(0.35)	89.5		(0.74)	88.4		(0.38)	89.8		(0.35)	92.2		(0.48)	91.0		(0.41)	---	(†)	93.3	(0.26)	95.2	(0.56)	95.7	(0.43)	94.2	(0.60)	92.8	(0.47)	92.3	(0.83)	92.3	(0.80)	93.6	(0.63)
I don’t seem to have as much enthusiasm now    as I did when I began teaching	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	37.1	(0.46)	41.5	(0.60)	45.1		(0.31)	48.2		(0.33)	49.1		(0.51)	48.3		(0.64)	47.7		(0.56)	44.3		(1.28)	47.5		(0.60)	47.8		(0.57)	49.8		(1.00)	48.9		(0.70)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	23.5	(0.68)	27.7	(1.02)	36.0	(0.88)	36.9	(1.51)	37.4	(1.46)	34.3	(1.41)
I think about staying home from school because    I’m just too tired to go	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	21.1	(0.46)	20.4	(0.48)	25.8		(0.28)	33.3		(0.33)	35.5		(0.54)	32.9		(0.56)	30.9		(0.59)	30.2		(1.08)	33.8		(0.57)	33.8		(0.53)	31.2		(1.10)	33.1		(0.64)	---	(†)	---	(†)	---	(†)	12.6	(0.57)	12.8	(0.82)	23.6	(0.77)	25.1	(1.31)	22.8	(1.12)	22.4	(1.19)

---Not available.

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Private schools were not included in National Teacher and Principal Survey data collection for the 2015–16 cycle. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," selected years 1993-94 through 2011-12; "Private School Teacher Data File," selected years 1993-94 through 2011-12; and "Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999-2000; and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2015-16 and 2020-21, "Private School Teacher Data File," 2020-21. (This table was prepared April 2023.)