Table 2. Percentage distribution of school teachers, by race/ethnicity, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2007–08 |
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Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
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Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||
Hispanic, regardless of race | Two or more races, non-Hispanic1 | ||||||||||||||||
School type and selected school characteristic | Total number of teachers | White, non-Hispanic | Black, non-Hispanic | Asian, non-Hispanic | |||||||||||||
All schools | 3,898,420 | 83.5 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.9 | |||||||||
All public schools | 3,404,520 | 83.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 0.9 | |||||||||
School classification | |||||||||||||||||
Traditional public | 3,332,090 | 83.3 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 0.9 | |||||||||
Charter school | 72,430 | 72.9 | 12.3 | 0.2 | ! | 2.6 | ! | 0.3 | ! | 9.3 | 2.3 | ||||||
Community type | |||||||||||||||||
City | 882,430 | 71.0 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | ! | 13.1 | 1.1 | ||||||||
Suburban | 1,200,730 | 84.6 | 6.3 | 0.2 | ! | 1.4 | 0.2 | ! | 6.2 | 1.1 | |||||||
Town | 467,500 | 89.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ! | 0.2 | ! | 4.7 | 0.6 | |||||||
Rural | 853,850 | 90.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ! | 3.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||
School level | |||||||||||||||||
Elementary | 2,147,890 | 82.7 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | ! | 7.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
Secondary | 1,099,770 | 83.5 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | ! | 6.8 | 0.9 | ||||||||
Combined | 156,870 | 86.3 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | ! | 0.2 | ! | 3.0 | 1.5 | |||||||
Student enrollment | |||||||||||||||||
Less than 100 | 48,750 | 84.0 | 7.8 | 1.1 | ! | 0.9 | ! | 0.1 | ! | 5.4 | ! | 0.8 | ! | ||||
100-199 | 124,140 | 88.4 | 6.2 | 0.9 | ! | 1.4 | ! | # | 2.3 | ! | 0.8 | ! | |||||
200-499 | 1,029,850 | 85.2 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ! | 5.4 | 1.0 | ||||||||
500-749 | 845,100 | 85.5 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ! | 0.1 | ! | 6.0 | 0.6 | |||||||
750-999 | 488,620 | 80.7 | 7.8 | 0.3 | ! | 1.3 | 0.2 | ! | 8.9 | 0.8 | |||||||
1,000 or more | 868,070 | 78.9 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | ! | 0.2 | ! | 9.8 | 1.1 | |||||||
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches | |||||||||||||||||
0-34 | 1,487,880 | 91.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ! | 3.0 | 0.9 | ||||||||
35-49 | 576,040 | 85.4 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ! | 0.1 | ! | 5.9 | 0.8 | |||||||
50-74 | 722,520 | 78.6 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | ! | 8.9 | 1.0 | ||||||||
75 or more | 554,730 | 62.6 | 16.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | ! | 17.0 | 0.8 | ||||||||
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program | 63,360 | 88.0 | 5.6 | 0.4 | ! | 0.8 | ! | 0.2 | ! | 4.4 | ! | 0.6 | ! | ||||
All BIE schools | 4,360 | 47.3 | 1.4 | ! | 39.1 | 1.3 | ! | 0.7 | ! | 4.3 | 5.9 | ||||||
All private schools | 489,550 | 86.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | ! | 5.9 | 0.7 | ||||||||
School classification | |||||||||||||||||
Catholic | 159,380 | 88.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ! | 1.2 | 0.2 | ! | 6.9 | 0.5 | ! | ||||||
Other religious | 201,330 | 84.9 | 5.7 | 0.6 | ! | 2.3 | 0.6 | ! | 5.0 | 0.8 | |||||||
Nonsectarian | 128,840 | 85.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | ! | 3.1 | 0.1 | ! | 6.0 | 0.8 | ! | ||||||
Community type | |||||||||||||||||
City | 203,270 | 82.9 | 6.5 | 0.4 | ! | 2.9 | 0.1 | ! | 6.2 | 0.9 | |||||||
Suburban | 179,520 | 86.9 | 2.9 | 0.2 | ! | 2.2 | 0.2 | ! | 6.8 | 0.8 | ! | ||||||
Town | 37,030 | 92.4 | 0.8 | ! | 0.4 | ! | 1.7 | ! | 1.6 | ! | 2.7 | ! | 0.5 | ! | |||
Rural | 69,730 | 92.4 | 1.5 | ! | 1.0 | ! | 0.2 | ! | 0.4 | ! | 4.3 | 0.2 | ! | ||||
School level | |||||||||||||||||
Elementary | 211,630 | 85.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 | ! | 1.8 | 0.2 | ! | 6.4 | 0.7 | |||||||
Secondary | 78,150 | 89.2 | 2.4 | ! | 0.6 | ! | 2.0 | 0.1 | ! | 5.1 | 0.6 | ! | |||||
Combined | 199,770 | 86.0 | 3.9 | 0.4 | ! | 2.6 | 0.5 | ! | 5.6 | 0.8 | |||||||
Student enrollment | |||||||||||||||||
Less than 100 | 87,630 | 83.4 | 7.7 | 0.7 | ! | 2.1 | 0.2 | ! | 5.2 | 0.8 | ! | ||||||
100-199 | 95,450 | 86.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | ! | 2.5 | 0.4 | ! | 4.9 | 0.4 | ! | ||||||
200-499 | 171,310 | 87.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 | ! | 1.8 | 0.1 | ! | 6.3 | 0.7 | |||||||
500-749 | 67,110 | 87.0 | 2.3 | ! | # | 2.4 | 0.1 | ! | 7.6 | 0.6 | ! | ||||||
750 or more | 68,060 | 87.8 | 1.0 | ! | 0.8 | ! | 2.6 | ! | 1.0 | ! | 5.5 | 1.2 | ! | ||||
Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches | |||||||||||||||||
0-34 | 96,270 | 93.4 | 1.9 | ! | 0.2 | ! | 0.4 | ! | 0.1 | ! | 3.6 | 0.4 | ! | ||||
35-49 | 21,610 | 86.1 | 4.0 | ! | # | 2.1 | ! | 0.3 | ! | 5.9 | ! | 1.6 | ! | ||||
50-74 | 11,510 | 74.7 | 11.1 | ! | 3.2 | ! | 2.3 | ! | # | 8.0 | ! | 0.6 | ! | ||||
75 or more | 19,000 | 75.0 | 7.7 | ! | 1.7 | ! | 3.8 | ! | 0.5 | ! | 11.1 | ! | 0.3 | ! | |||
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program | 341,160 | 85.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | ! | 2.6 | 0.4 | ! | 6.2 | 0.8 | |||||||
# Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value. | |||||||||||||||||
1 Two or more races, non-Hispanic includes all non-Hispanic respondents who selected more than one race. | |||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. BIE school refers to schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) that are operated by the BIE, a tribe, or a private contractor and not by a regular school district. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher, BIE School Teacher, and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2007–08. |
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