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Percentage distribution of public K–12 school teachers perception of the degree to which teacher and student absenteeism was a problem, by selected school and teacher characteristics: 2015–16
| Selected school and teacher characteristic | Teacher absenteeism | Student absenteeism | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not a problem | Minor problem | Moderate problem | Serious problem | Moderate or serious problem | Not a problem | Minor problem | Moderate problem | Serious problem | Moderate or serious problem | |||||||||||
| All public school teachers | 52.4 | 34.8 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 39.1 | 32.8 | 15.0 | 47.8 | ||||||||||
| School classification | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public | 52.1 | 34.9 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 39.1 | 33.0 | 14.9 | 47.9 | ||||||||||
| Charter school | 56.9 | 33.1 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 39.0 | 29.6 | 17.1 | 46.6 | ||||||||||
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 47.2 | 36.1 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 16.7 | 11.4 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 19.7 | 54.1 | ||||||||||
| Suburban | 55.3 | 33.5 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 11.2 | 16.0 | 41.3 | 30.3 | 12.4 | 42.6 | ||||||||||
| Town | 50.5 | 37.7 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 37.0 | 38.3 | 16.6 | 54.8 | ||||||||||
| Rural | 55.5 | 33.8 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 42.8 | 31.9 | 12.6 | 44.5 | ||||||||||
| School level1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 60.9 | 30.1 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 17.1 | 42.1 | 30.5 | 10.3 | 40.8 | ||||||||||
| Middle | 46.9 | 37.6 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 43.9 | 32.4 | 12.1 | 44.5 | ||||||||||
| High | 40.5 | 42.0 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 31.3 | 37.4 | 24.6 | 62.0 | ||||||||||
| Combined | 55.1 | 31.7 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 15.0 | 37.1 | 30.6 | 17.3 | 47.9 | ||||||||||
| Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 62.3 | 27.5 | 8.5 | 1.8 | ! | 10.2 | 14.8 | 34.9 | 31.7 | 18.6 | 50.3 | |||||||||
| 100–199 | 58.5 | 30.7 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 17.5 | 35.8 | 28.7 | 18.1 | 46.7 | ||||||||||
| 200–499 | 60.9 | 30.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 15.3 | 41.9 | 30.9 | 11.9 | 42.8 | ||||||||||
| 500–749 | 54.9 | 33.6 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 14.3 | 40.0 | 32.6 | 13.1 | 45.6 | ||||||||||
| 750–999 | 49.2 | 35.9 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 41.0 | 32.3 | 14.0 | 46.3 | ||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 39.5 | 42.5 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 18.0 | 8.4 | 34.1 | 36.2 | 21.2 | 57.4 | ||||||||||
|
Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches |
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| 0–34 | 58.6 | 32.5 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 19.5 | 44.3 | 26.7 | 9.4 | 36.1 | ||||||||||
| 35–49 | 52.1 | 36.4 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 43.6 | 33.4 | 12.2 | 45.6 | ||||||||||
| 50–74 | 50.1 | 36.2 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 37.3 | 35.8 | 17.7 | 53.5 | ||||||||||
| 75 or more | 45.7 | 36.6 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 17.7 | 9.1 | 32.7 | 37.4 | 20.8 | 58.3 | ||||||||||
|
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program |
66.5 | 25.4 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 20.7 | 36.4 | 28.1 | 14.8 | 42.9 | ||||||||||
| Main teaching assignment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Early childhood or general elementary | 62.8 | 28.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 16.0 | 41.8 | 31.2 | 11.0 | 42.2 | ||||||||||
| Special education | 50.3 | 37.5 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 16.2 | 41.1 | 29.9 | 12.8 | 42.7 | ||||||||||
| Arts and music | 49.1 | 36.7 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 41.6 | 31.3 | 12.6 | 43.9 | ||||||||||
| English and language arts | 47.0 | 37.3 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 35.4 | 36.2 | 19.0 | 55.2 | ||||||||||
|
English as a Second Language (ESL) or bilingual education |
54.2 | 32.7 | 11.3 | 1.8 | ! | 13.1 | 13.6 | 39.1 | 34.8 | 12.5 | 47.3 | |||||||||
| Foreign languages | 49.2 | 36.2 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 39.5 | 31.9 | 16.1 | 48.0 | ||||||||||
| Health education | 48.1 | 37.6 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 14.3 | 18.7 | 40.3 | 30.3 | 10.8 | 41.0 | ||||||||||
| Mathematics or Computer Science | 46.4 | 39.1 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 36.8 | 34.7 | 19.9 | 54.6 | ||||||||||
| Natural sciences | 45.6 | 38.3 | 13.3 | 2.9 | 16.2 | 8.4 | 36.8 | 34.9 | 19.8 | 54.8 | ||||||||||
| Social sciences | 44.1 | 38.7 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 17.1 | 7.6 | 32.9 | 35.7 | 23.7 | 59.4 | ||||||||||
| Career or technical education | 43.1 | 40.6 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 19.1 | 55.2 | ||||||||||
| All other | 48.7 | 35.7 | 13.6 | 2.0 | ! | 15.7 | 13.6 | 39.9 | 32.5 | 14.0 | 46.5 | |||||||||
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
1School level based on low and high grades offered by the school. Primary schools offer at least one grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8. Middle schools offer no grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 8. High schools offer no grade lower than 7 and at least one grade higher than 8. Combined schools offer at least one grade lower than 7 and at least one grade higher than 8. Schools with only ungraded classes were included with combined schools.
NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2015–16.
