Table 6. Average number of public school teachers who were newly hired for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels, percentage of districts that offered free training for teachers in fields with current or anticipated shortages, and percentage of districts that used various methods for recruiting new teachers, by selected public school district characteristics: 2007

Characteristics of Public School Districts in the United States:Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-320
June 2009

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Table 6. Average number of public school teachers who were newly hired for grades K–12 and comparable ungraded levels, percentage of districts that offered free training for teachers in fields with current or anticipated shortages, and percentage of districts that used various methods for recruiting new teachers, by selected public school district characteristics: 2007–08

Selected public school district characteristic	Average number of teachers who were newly hired for grades K-12 and comparable ungraded levels	Percent of districts that offered free training for teachers in fields with current or anticipated shortages	Percent of districts that used various methods for recruiting new teachers
					Forgiveness of student loan(s) funded by the district				Finder's fee to existing staff for new teacher referrals

			Signing bonuses				Relocation assistance
			Signing bonuses				Relocation assistance

All public school districts	22.4	30.7	6.8		2.2		3.6		1.5

District size
1 school	3.3	33.5	5.3		2.6		3.0		3.4
2-3 schools	6.9	28.9	5.8		1.3		2.9		0.4
4-5 schools	13.3	29.5	5.9		0.9		2.2		0.3	!
6-9 schools	25.1	24.7	5.8		2.8	!	3.7		0.6	!
10-19 schools	51.7	31.7	13.7		3.6		6.5		1.9
20 or more schools	217.8	41.9	18.6		5.7		10.9		2.1

Community type
City	47.2	42.6	9.3		4.8		4.4		3.5	!
Suburban	40.0	22.9	2.9		1.0		1.5		2.4
Town	16.5	30.3	7.1		1.2		4.2		1.9	!
Rural	9.8	30.9	7.8		2.5		4.1		0.5	!

District K-12 enrollment
Less than 250	2.1	35.7	6.2		3.2		4.1		3.4
250-999	5.0	31.3	6.2		1.8		2.8		1.3	!
1,000-1,999	10.7	26.5	5.0		1.0		2.3		0.5	!
2,000-4,999	23.1	26.7	5.4		2.0		3.2		0.6	!
5,000-9,999	52.5	26.0	11.5		2.8		5.4		2.0
10,000 or more	206.2	40.3	18.3		5.5		9.4		2.2

Percent of K-12 students in district who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0-34	22.5	22.1	4.3		0.8		2.5		0.4
35-49	27.5	31.0	6.5		1.4		4.3		0.9
50-74	25.1	36.6	10.5		2.7		4.2		1.7	!
75 or more	20.4	41.0	11.1		9.4		6.5		2.0	!
District did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program	4.6	38.5	3.2	!	0.3	!	1.6	!	7.1	!
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School District Data File," 2007–08.

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