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| Table 3. Percentage distribution of school teachers by age category, average and median age of teachers, and percentage distribution of teachers, by sex, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2007–08 |
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| School type and selected school characteristic | Less than 30 years | 55 years or more | Average age of teachers | Median age of teachers | Sex | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-49 years | 50-54 years | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||
| All schools | 17.7 | 49.6 | 13.1 | 19.5 | 42.5 | 41.8 | 24.4 | 75.6 | |||||||||
| All public schools | 18.0 | 50.1 | 13.3 | 18.7 | 42.2 | 41.5 | 24.1 | 75.9 | |||||||||
| School classification | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public | 17.7 | 50.2 | 13.4 | 18.8 | 42.3 | 41.6 | 24.1 | 75.9 | |||||||||
| Charter school | 32.0 | 48.0 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 37.9 | 34.7 | 23.7 | 76.3 | |||||||||
| Community type | |||||||||||||||||
| City | 17.0 | 48.9 | 13.2 | 21.0 | 42.9 | 42.4 | 24.6 | 75.4 | |||||||||
| Suburban | 18.6 | 50.9 | 12.5 | 17.9 | 41.6 | 40.3 | 23.4 | 76.6 | |||||||||
| Town | 16.1 | 51.9 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 42.8 | 42.9 | 24.4 | 75.6 | |||||||||
| Rural | 19.1 | 49.3 | 13.9 | 17.7 | 42.1 | 41.5 | 24.4 | 75.6 | |||||||||
| School level | |||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 18.4 | 50.8 | 13.0 | 17.8 | 41.9 | 41.0 | 15.2 | 84.8 | |||||||||
| Secondary | 17.3 | 49.2 | 13.4 | 20.1 | 42.7 | 42.2 | 40.7 | 59.3 | |||||||||
| Combined | 16.4 | 47.1 | 15.4 | 21.1 | 43.3 | 43.5 | 29.8 | 70.2 | |||||||||
| Student enrollment | |||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 16.8 | 40.8 | 15.3 | 27.1 | 44.8 | 45.2 | 29.0 | 71.0 | |||||||||
| 100-199 | 15.4 | 49.3 | 16.1 | 19.1 | 43.1 | 42.6 | 25.9 | 74.1 | |||||||||
| 200-499 | 17.2 | 50.0 | 13.9 | 18.9 | 42.6 | 42.3 | 18.0 | 82.0 | |||||||||
| 500-749 | 17.7 | 51.5 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 42.2 | 41.3 | 18.3 | 81.7 | |||||||||
| 750-999 | 19.6 | 49.8 | 12.5 | 18.1 | 41.7 | 40.4 | 24.6 | 75.4 | |||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 18.7 | 49.8 | 12.8 | 18.8 | 41.9 | 40.8 | 36.2 | 63.8 | |||||||||
| Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches |
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| 0-34 | 17.9 | 51.1 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 42.1 | 41.1 | 26.1 | 73.9 | |||||||||
| 35-49 | 17.4 | 49.5 | 13.9 | 19.3 | 42.6 | 42.3 | 23.8 | 76.2 | |||||||||
| 50-74 | 18.4 | 49.3 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 42.2 | 41.4 | 22.0 | 78.0 | |||||||||
| 75 or more | 18.5 | 50.3 | 12.5 | 18.7 | 42.3 | 41.5 | 21.0 | 79.0 | |||||||||
| School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program |
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| 14.7 | 40.9 | 17.1 | 27.3 | 44.6 | 46.7 | 31.5 | 68.5 | ||||||||||
| All BIE schools | 9.1 | 43.9 | 15.2 | 31.8 | 46.8 | 48.0 | 28.1 | 71.9 | |||||||||
| All private schools | 16.3 | 46.1 | 12.3 | 25.3 | 44.1 | 44.0 | 26.0 | 74.0 | |||||||||
| School classification | |||||||||||||||||
| Catholic | 15.1 | 41.1 | 13.0 | 30.8 | 45.6 | 46.5 | 22.0 | 78.0 | |||||||||
| Other religious | 16.8 | 48.4 | 12.4 | 22.4 | 43.5 | 43.2 | 27.3 | 72.7 | |||||||||
| Nonsectarian | 16.9 | 48.7 | 11.3 | 23.1 | 43.2 | 42.1 | 29.1 | 70.9 | |||||||||
| Community type | |||||||||||||||||
| City | 16.5 | 45.4 | 12.1 | 26.0 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 27.9 | 72.1 | |||||||||
| Suburban | 15.5 | 45.6 | 12.6 | 26.3 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 25.0 | 75.0 | |||||||||
| Town | 13.6 | 52.8 | 13.5 | 20.1 | 43.5 | 42.7 | 19.3 | 80.7 | |||||||||
| Rural | 18.8 | 45.8 | 11.7 | 23.6 | 43.4 | 43.7 | 26.8 | 73.2 | |||||||||
| School level | |||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 16.7 | 43.8 | 13.5 | 26.0 | 44.4 | 44.8 | 13.2 | 86.8 | |||||||||
| Secondary | 17.6 | 38.5 | 11.8 | 32.0 | 45.6 | 46.1 | 47.6 | 52.4 | |||||||||
| Combined | 15.3 | 51.4 | 11.3 | 21.9 | 43.2 | 42.5 | 31.2 | 68.8 | |||||||||
| Student enrollment | |||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 20.3 | 46.3 | 11.4 | 21.9 | 42.7 | 41.8 | 20.9 | 79.1 | |||||||||
| 100-199 | 19.5 | 44.0 | 12.3 | 24.2 | 43.2 | 42.8 | 22.8 | 77.2 | |||||||||
| 200-499 | 14.9 | 45.1 | 12.9 | 27.1 | 44.9 | 45.3 | 23.2 | 76.8 | |||||||||
| 500-749 | 13.2 | 49.6 | 12.0 | 25.2 | 44.4 | 43.8 | 31.8 | 68.2 | |||||||||
| 750 or more | 12.9 | 47.7 | 12.6 | 26.9 | 44.9 | 44.6 | 38.7 | 61.3 | |||||||||
| Percent of K-12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches |
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| 0-34 | 14.9 | 43.3 | 14.8 | 27.0 | 45.1 | 45.8 | 19.1 | 80.9 | |||||||||
| 35-49 | 21.1 | 41.9 | 9.5 | 27.6 | 44.0 | 43.1 | 33.9 | 66.1 | |||||||||
| 50-74 | 19.1 | 44.3 | 13.8 | 22.8 | 43.9 | 44.2 | 14.7 | 85.3 | |||||||||
| 75 or more | 26.3 | 47.8 | 7.3 | ! | 18.6 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 32.5 | 67.5 | ||||||||
| School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program |
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| 15.7 | 47.1 | 12.0 | 25.2 | 44.0 | 43.7 | 27.5 | 72.5 | ||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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. 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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