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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: 2022
[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 5,613   (33.1) 3,988   (26.0) 1,624   (16.7) 107   (4.1) 84   (3.6) 22   (1.9) 1.9   (0.07) 2.1   (0.09) 1.4   (0.12)
Preschool and kindergarten 788   (12.4) 230   (6.1) 558   (10.7) 5   (0.9)   (†)   (†) 0.6   (0.12) 0.8 ! (0.28) 0.5   (0.13)
Elementary and secondary 4,825   (32.2) 3,758   (25.5) 1,066   (14.0) 102   (4.0) 83   (3.6) 20   (1.7) 2.1   (0.08) 2.2   (0.10) 1.8   (0.16)
  Elementary and middle school 3,123   (25.6) 2,394   (20.7) 729   (11.3) 54   (3.1) 43   (2.9) 12   (1.2) 1.7   (0.10) 1.8   (0.12) 1.6   (0.16)
  Secondary school  1,301   (15.5) 1,033   (13.3) 268   (7.4) 42   (2.1) 35   (1.8) 7   (1.1) 3.2   (0.16) 3.3   (0.17) 2.7   (0.39)
  Special education  401   (8.4) 331   (7.5) 70   (3.3) 6   (0.8) 5   (0.8)   (†) 1.6   (0.21) 1.6   (0.25) 1.2   (0.34)

Sex



























  Male 1,259   (15.1) 967   (12.8) 292   (7.1) 70   (3.1) 56   (2.7) 13   (1.2) 5.5   (0.23) 5.8   (0.26) 4.6   (0.41)
    Preschool and kindergarten  20   (2.1) 6   (1.0) 14   (1.7)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  1,239   (14.8) 961   (12.7) 278   (7.0) 69   (3.1) 56   (2.7) 13   (1.2) 5.6   (0.24) 5.8   (0.27) 4.7   (0.43)
      Elementary and middle school 621   (12.0) 475   (10.2) 147   (5.0) 32   (2.3) 26   (2.0) 6   (0.9) 5.2   (0.35) 5.4   (0.41) 4.4   (0.63)
      Secondary school  563   (9.5) 442   (8.6) 121   (4.5) 34   (1.9) 28   (1.7) 6   (0.9) 6.0   (0.33) 6.2   (0.36) 5.0   (0.70)
      Special education  55   (3.4) 45   (3.0) 10   (1.6) 3   (0.6) 3   (0.6)   (†) 6.2   (1.19) 6.2   (1.29) 6.2 ! (2.15)

  Female

4,354

 

(26.0)

3,021

 

(21.2)

1,333

 

(14.4)

37

 

(2.2)

28

 

(2.0)

9

 

(1.2)

0.8

 

(0.05)

0.9

 

(0.07)

0.7

 

(0.09)
    Preschool and kindergarten  768   (12.1) 224   (5.9) 544   (10.5) 4   (0.9)   (†)   (†) 0.5   (0.11) 0.8 ! (0.29) 0.4   (0.11)
    Elementary and secondary  3,585   (24.8) 2,797   (20.5) 789   (11.4) 33   (2.1) 26   (2.0) 6   (0.9) 0.9   (0.06) 0.9   (0.07) 0.8   (0.12)
      Elementary and middle school 2,501   (21.1) 1,919   (17.2) 582   (10.1) 22   (2.0) 17   (1.8) 5   (0.8) 0.9   (0.08) 0.9   (0.09) 0.9   (0.14)
      Secondary school  737   (10.8) 591   (9.4) 147   (4.6) 8   (1.0) 7   (0.8)   (†) 1.1   (0.13) 1.2   (0.14) 0.8 ! (0.34)
      Special education  347   (7.4) 287   (6.7) 60   (2.9)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.8   (0.18) 0.9   (0.21)   (†)

Race/ethnicity



























  American Indian/Alaska Native  20   (1.5) 16   (1.3) 4   (0.8)   (†)   (†)   (†) 2.7 ! (1.30) 3.4 ! (1.64)   (†)
  Asian  176   (4.7) 112   (3.7) 63   (3.0)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.9 ! (0.29) 1.2 ! (0.40)   (†)
  Black  530   (10.4) 354   (9.2) 175   (6.6) 19   (1.9) 15   (1.7) 3   (0.8) 3.5   (0.36) 4.3   (0.49) 1.9   (0.44)
    Preschool and kindergarten  105   (5.5) 29   (2.8) 77   (4.6)   (†)   (†)   (†) 1.4 ! (0.59)   (†) 0.9 ! (0.42)
    Elementary and secondary  425   (9.6) 326   (8.7) 99   (5.4) 17   (1.8) 15   (1.6)   (†) 4.1   (0.41) 4.5   (0.51) 2.7   (0.69)
      Elementary and middle school 293   (7.6) 220   (6.8) 73   (4.5) 9   (1.5) 8   (1.3)   (†) 3.2   (0.49) 3.7   (0.58) 1.7 ! (0.63)
      Secondary school  98   (5.5) 79   (4.6) 19   (2.3) 7   (1.0) 5   (0.9)   (†) 6.8   (0.99) 6.8   (1.20) 6.5 ! (2.52)
      Special education  34   (2.8) 27   (2.2) 7   (1.2)   (†)   (†)   (†) 3.6 ! (1.44) 3.8 ! (1.75)   (†)

  Hispanic 

652

 

(11.2)

451

 

(8.4)

201

 

(5.9)

11

 

(1.5)

8

 

(1.2)


 

(†)

1.7

 

(0.22)

1.9

 

(0.26)

1.3

 

(0.35)
    Preschool and kindergarten  123   (5.1) 38   (2.6) 85   (4.2)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.7 ! (0.28)   (†)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  530   (10.3) 413   (8.2) 117   (4.9) 10   (1.4) 8   (1.2)   (†) 2.0   (0.25) 2.0   (0.28) 1.8   (0.51)
      Elementary and middle school 360   (7.7) 278   (5.9) 81   (4.1) 6   (0.9) 5   (0.9)   (†) 1.7   (0.26) 1.6   (0.32) 1.8 ! (0.67)
      Secondary school  133   (5.1) 105   (4.7) 27   (2.1) 4   (0.8) 3   (0.7)   (†) 3.1   (0.56) 3.2   (0.63) 2.4 ! (0.97)
      Special education  37   (2.4) 29   (1.9) 8   (1.2)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

  Pacific Islander

4

 

(0.8)


 

(†)


 

(†)


 

(†)


 

(†)


 

(†)


 

(†)


 

(†)


 

(†)
  White  4,027   (27.7) 2,912   (23.6) 1,115   (11.9) 70   (3.1) 55   (2.8) 15   (1.3) 1.7   (0.08) 1.9   (0.10) 1.3   (0.11)
    Preschool and kindergarten  495   (8.3) 146   (4.4) 349   (7.1)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.4   (0.12) 0.6 ! (0.21) 0.4 ! (0.13)
    Elementary and secondary  3,532   (27.3) 2,766   (22.6) 766   (11.6) 68   (3.1) 54   (2.8) 13   (1.1) 1.9   (0.09) 2.0   (0.10) 1.7   (0.15)
      Elementary and middle school 2,246   (21.4) 1,733   (18.6) 513   (9.0) 35   (2.5) 27   (2.3) 8   (0.9) 1.5   (0.11) 1.5   (0.13) 1.5   (0.17)
      Secondary school  982   (12.3) 780   (11.2) 202   (6.1) 29   (1.8) 24   (1.6) 5   (0.8) 2.9   (0.17) 3.0   (0.20) 2.5   (0.39)
      Special education  305   (7.4) 254   (6.7) 51   (2.9) 4   (0.7) 4   (0.7)   (†) 1.4   (0.24) 1.5   (0.28) 1.1 ! (0.44)

  Some other race

27

 

(2.2)

16

 

(1.6)

11

 

(1.5)


 

(†)


 

(†)


 

(†)

3.7

!

(1.60)


 

(†)


 

(†)
  Two or more races  177   (5.4) 123   (4.2) 54   (2.7) 4   (0.7) 3   (0.6)   (†) 2.1   (0.39) 2.3   (0.49) 1.8   (0.50)

Age group



























  Less than 30 years old  1,030   (14.0) 636   (11.6) 394   (8.8) 5   (0.9)   (†)   (†) 0.5   (0.09) 0.5   (0.13) 0.4   (0.10)
    Preschool and kindergarten  241   (7.0) 49   (3.2) 192   (6.3)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  789   (12.3) 588   (11.0) 202   (6.3) 4   (0.8)   (†)   (†) 0.5   (0.11) 0.5   (0.14) 0.5 ! (0.16)
      Elementary and middle school 529   (10.8) 391   (9.8) 138   (5.2)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.4   (0.09) 0.3 ! (0.13) 0.5 ! (0.21)
      Secondary school  190   (5.7) 145   (5.1) 45   (3.0)   (†)   (†)   (†) 1.2 ! (0.37) 1.2 ! (0.44) 0.9 ! (0.43)
      Special education  70   (3.6) 52   (3.1) 19   (1.8)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)

  30 to 39 years old 

1,426

 

(15.7)

1,027

 

(13.7)

399

 

(8.4)

16

 

(1.7)

12

 

(1.4)

4

 

(0.9)

1.2

 

(0.12)

1.2

 

(0.13)

1.1

 

(0.22)
    Preschool and kindergarten  191   (5.4) 64   (3.3) 127   (4.6)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.8 ! (0.32)   (†) 0.4 ! (0.20)
    Elementary and secondary  1,234   (14.8) 963   (13.4) 271   (6.9) 15   (1.6) 11   (1.3) 4   (0.8) 1.2   (0.13) 1.1   (0.13) 1.4   (0.29)
      Elementary and middle school 788   (12.4) 603   (10.7) 185   (5.9) 8   (1.3) 6   (1.0)   (†) 1.1   (0.16) 1.0   (0.16) 1.4   (0.34)
      Secondary school  342   (7.0) 273   (7.2) 69   (3.3) 5   (0.9) 4   (0.8)   (†) 1.6   (0.25) 1.6   (0.28) 1.4   (0.42)
      Special education  104   (3.5) 86   (3.1) 18   (1.7)   (†)   (†)   (†) 1.1 ! (0.35) 1.0 ! (0.41)   (†)

  40 to 49 years old 

1,463

 

(16.0)

1,104

 

(13.1)

359

 

(7.4)

27

 

(2.0)

23

 

(2.0)

5

 

(0.9)

1.9

 

(0.14)

2.1

 

(0.18)

1.3

 

(0.24)
    Preschool and kindergarten  151   (4.5) 53   (2.7) 98   (4.2)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.8 ! (0.32)   (†) 1.0 ! (0.46)
    Elementary and secondary  1,311   (16.3) 1,051   (13.2) 261   (7.2) 26   (2.0) 23   (2.0) 4   (0.7) 2.0   (0.15) 2.2   (0.19) 1.4   (0.29)
      Elementary and middle school 859   (12.6) 675   (10.3) 184   (5.8) 15   (1.7) 13   (1.6)   (†) 1.8   (0.19) 1.9   (0.23) 1.1   (0.26)
      Secondary school  355   (7.6) 292   (6.3) 63   (3.5) 9   (1.2) 8   (1.0)   (†) 2.6   (0.31) 2.6   (0.34) 2.4 ! (0.87)
      Special education  98   (3.5) 84   (3.2) 14   (1.6)   (†)   (†)   (†) 2.0 ! (0.63) 2.3 ! (0.74)   (†)

  50 to 59 years old  

1,148

 

(12.2)

863

 

(10.7)

284

 

(5.9)

34

 

(2.0)

28

 

(1.8)

6

 

(1.0)

3.0

 

(0.17)

3.2

 

(0.20)

2.2

 

(0.33)
    Preschool and kindergarten  130   (4.6) 46   (2.5) 85   (3.3)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.5 ! (0.21)   (†)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  1,017   (11.1) 818   (10.5) 200   (5.2) 33   (2.0) 27   (1.8) 6   (0.9) 3.3   (0.19) 3.3   (0.21) 2.9   (0.45)
      Elementary and middle school 657   (9.5) 518   (8.8) 139   (4.3) 15   (1.6) 12   (1.4) 3   (0.7) 2.3   (0.24) 2.4   (0.26) 2.1   (0.49)
      Secondary school  277   (5.7) 227   (5.1) 50   (2.7) 16   (1.4) 13   (1.3)   (†) 5.7   (0.51) 5.9   (0.54) 5.1   (1.32)
      Special education  84   (3.5) 73   (3.1) 11   (1.2)   (†)   (†)   (†) 2.6   (0.51) 2.5   (0.55)   (†)

  60 years old and over

547

 

(9.0)

358

 

(7.7)

189

 

(4.4)

24

 

(1.9)

19

 

(1.7)

6

 

(0.7)

4.5

 

(0.35)

5.2

 

(0.46)

3.0

 

(0.38)
    Preschool and kindergarten  75   (3.2) 18   (1.8) 56   (2.9)   (†)   (†)   (†) 1.0 ! (0.38) 1.7 ! (0.71)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  472   (9.2) 339   (7.6) 133   (4.2) 24   (1.9) 18   (1.7) 5   (0.7) 5.0   (0.41) 5.4   (0.49) 3.9   (0.55)
      Elementary and middle school 289   (6.8) 206   (5.8) 83   (3.0) 13   (1.4) 10   (1.3) 3   (0.6) 4.6   (0.49) 4.9   (0.61) 3.9   (0.77)
      Secondary school  137   (4.2) 96   (3.7) 41   (2.4) 9   (1.0) 7   (0.8)   (†) 6.7   (0.68) 7.7   (0.90) 4.5   (0.89)
      Special education  46   (2.7) 37   (2.5) 9   (1.0)   (†)   (†)   (†) 2.3   (0.63) 2.4 ! (0.80)   (†)

Region



























  Northeast  1,134   (15.4) 782   (11.6) 353   (8.2) 11   (1.3) 9   (1.1) 2   (0.4) 1.0   (0.11) 1.1   (0.15) 0.6   (0.12)
    Preschool and kindergarten  146   (5.6) 36   (2.8) 110   (4.8)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  988   (13.6) 745   (10.8) 243   (7.0) 11   (1.3) 9   (1.1)   (†) 1.1   (0.13) 1.2   (0.15) 0.8   (0.17)
      Elementary and middle school 604   (10.6) 449   (8.5) 155   (5.0) 5   (0.8) 3   (0.7)   (†) 0.8   (0.14) 0.7   (0.16) 0.8   (0.21)
      Secondary school  277   (6.1) 212   (5.1) 64   (3.4) 5   (0.8) 5   (0.8)   (†) 1.9   (0.30) 2.2   (0.37) 1.0 ! (0.39)
      Special education  107   (3.6) 84   (3.2) 23   (1.8)   (†)   (†)   (†) 0.9 ! (0.37) 1.0 ! (0.45)   (†)

  Midwest 

1,187

 

(13.5)

831

 

(10.3)

357

 

(9.1)

17

 

(1.9)

13

 

(1.6)

5

 

(0.8)

1.5

 

(0.16)

1.5

 

(0.20)

1.3

 

(0.22)
    Preschool and kindergarten  176   (6.5) 48   (3.0) 128   (5.6)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  1,011   (12.0) 782   (9.7) 229   (6.7) 17   (1.9) 13   (1.7) 4   (0.8) 1.7   (0.19) 1.6   (0.21) 1.9   (0.34)
      Elementary and middle school 628   (10.1) 475   (8.7) 153   (5.1) 9   (1.3) 6   (1.3)   (†) 1.4   (0.22) 1.3   (0.27) 1.5   (0.29)
      Secondary school  289   (6.9) 231   (5.9) 57   (3.4) 7   (1.1) 5   (0.9)   (†) 2.5   (0.35) 2.3   (0.38) 3.2 ! (1.02)
      Special education  94   (3.9) 76   (3.4) 18   (1.7)   (†)   (†)   (†) 1.0 ! (0.37) 1.0 ! (0.41)   (†)

  South 

2,164

 

(17.5)

1,550

 

(14.3)

614

 

(9.0)

54

 

(2.9)

43

 

(2.4)

10

 

(1.4)

2.5

 

(0.13)

2.8

 

(0.15)

1.7

 

(0.22)
    Preschool and kindergarten  317   (6.9) 94   (4.1) 222   (5.8) 3   (0.9)   (†)   (†) 1.1   (0.27) 1.6 ! (0.60) 0.9 ! (0.29)
    Elementary and secondary  1,847   (16.9) 1,456   (13.6) 392   (7.9) 50   (2.8) 42   (2.3) 9   (1.2) 2.7   (0.15) 2.9   (0.16) 2.2   (0.31)
      Elementary and middle school 1,251   (14.5) 970   (11.5) 281   (7.1) 27   (2.2) 22   (1.9) 5   (0.9) 2.2   (0.17) 2.3   (0.19) 1.7   (0.30)
      Secondary school  474   (8.7) 382   (7.3) 92   (3.5) 21   (1.5) 18   (1.2) 3   (0.8) 4.5   (0.32) 4.6   (0.34) 3.7   (0.84)
      Special education  123   (4.5) 104   (4.0) 19   (1.5)   (†)   (†)   (†) 1.7   (0.36) 1.7   (0.39)   (†)

  West  

1,127

 

(13.1)

826

 

(11.9)

301

 

(6.2)

25

 

(1.9)

20

 

(1.7)

5

 

(0.8)

2.2

 

(0.17)

2.4

 

(0.21)

1.7

 

(0.25)
    Preschool and kindergarten  148   (4.6) 51   (2.9) 98   (3.8)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
    Elementary and secondary  978   (12.9) 775   (11.6) 203   (5.6) 24   (1.9) 20   (1.7) 5   (0.7) 2.5   (0.20) 2.5   (0.23) 2.3   (0.37)
      Elementary and middle school 639   (10.8) 501   (9.1) 138   (4.7) 14   (1.5) 10   (1.2) 3   (0.7) 2.1   (0.23) 2.1   (0.24) 2.2   (0.49)
      Secondary school  262   (6.3) 207   (5.9) 54   (2.7) 8   (0.9) 7   (0.9)   (†) 3.2   (0.36) 3.4   (0.43) 2.4   (0.62)
      Special education  78   (3.7) 67   (3.3) 11   (1.2)   (†)   (†)   (†) 3.0   (0.71) 3.1   (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.
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), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2022. (This table was prepared February 2024.)

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