Percentage distribution of natural sciences teachers in public middle and high schools, by type of teaching certification and state: 2017–18

State	Regular/advanced	Probationary		Temporary		Emergency	None
United States	90.4	2.8		4.6		1.1	1.2

Alabama	85.8	‡		‡		‡	#
Alaska	89.0	#		‡		#	#
Arizona	69.6	11.4	!	‡		‡	8.1	!
Arkansas	91.7	#		8.3	!	#	#
California	87.4	6.4	!	5.3	!	‡	‡

Colorado	94.1	‡		‡		‡	‡
Connecticut	92.7	#		‡		#	‡
Delaware	100.0	#		#		#	#
District of Columbia	57.3	#		37.1	!	#	‡
Florida	85.4	‡		12.7		#	‡

Georgia	98.6	‡		#		‡	#
Hawaii	79.2	‡		‡		‡	‡
Idaho	90.7	‡		‡		#	#
Illinois	100.0	#		#		#	#
Indiana	92.3	‡		‡		#	‡

Iowa	94.8	‡		#		#	#
Kansas	94.1	‡		‡		‡	#
Kentucky	91.6	‡		‡		#	#
Louisiana	88.2	#		‡		#	‡
Maine	92.9	#		‡		#	‡

Maryland	100.0	#		#		#	#
Massachusetts	83.8	‡		13.2	!	‡	‡
Michigan	91.7	‡		6.4	!	‡	#
Minnesota	99.1	‡		#		#	#
Mississippi	94.4	‡		#		‡	#

Missouri	87.3	9.0	!	‡		#	#
Montana	100.0	#		#		#	#
Nebraska	100.0	#		#		#	#
Nevada	76.9	#		20.4	!	#	‡
New Hampshire	98.1	#		#		#	‡

New Jersey	95.1	‡		‡		#	#
New Mexico	80.6	#		‡		‡	#
New York	85.7	‡		9.4	!	‡	‡
North Carolina	76.8	‡		17.7	!	‡	‡
North Dakota	94.4	#		‡		#	#

Ohio	88.9	‡		‡		‡	‡
Oklahoma	76.4	‡		#		‡	‡
Oregon	93.0	‡		‡		#	#
Pennsylvania	94.9	‡		‡		#	‡
Rhode Island	96.3	#		‡		#	#

South Carolina	80.1	‡		‡		‡	‡
South Dakota	97.8	#		‡		#	#
Tennessee	98.5	‡		#		#	#
Texas	89.8	6.3	!	3.0	!	‡	‡
Utah	79.9	#		‡		‡	‡

Vermont	100.0	#		#		#	#
Virginia	96.9	‡		‡		#	‡
Washington	93.4	‡		‡		#	#
West Virginia	93.6	#		‡		#	#
Wisconsin	97.7	#		‡		#	#
Wyoming	100.0	#		#		#	#

# Rounds to zero.

! 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).

‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).

NOTE: 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," 2017–18.