Percentage distribution of teacher sex by race/ethnicity, by school type and selected school and teacher characteristics: 2017–18

School type and selected school and teacher characteristics	American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic				Asian, non-Hispanic				Black or African American, non-Hispanic				Hispanic, regardless of race				Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic				White, non-Hispanic			Two or more races, non-Hispanic
School type and selected school and teacher characteristics	Female		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female		Male		Female	Male		Female		Male
All teachers	0.4		0.1		1.7		0.5		4.8		1.5		6.8		2.2		0.2		0.1		61.0	19.0		1.2		0.5

All public school teachers	0.4		0.1		1.7		0.5		5.2		1.5		7.0		2.3		0.2		0.1		60.7	18.6		1.3		0.5

School classification
Traditional public	0.4		0.1		1.6		0.4		5.0		1.5		6.8		2.2		0.2		0.1		61.3	18.7		1.3		0.5
Charter school	0.3	!	‡		2.2		0.8		8.3		2.1		11.7		3.9		0.3		‡		51.9	16.0		1.7		0.6

Community type
City	0.2		0.1		2.4		0.7		9.2		2.6		10.6		3.4		0.2		0.1	!	52.1	16.3		1.5		0.6
Suburban	0.3		‡		2.1		0.5		4.1		1.3		7.5		2.3		0.2		0.1		61.9	17.7		1.3		0.5
Town	0.6	!	0.3	!	0.6		0.3		2.9		0.8		4.2		1.6		0.2	!	#		65.6	21.2		1.2		0.5
Rural	0.9		0.2		0.4		0.1	!	2.7		0.9		2.8		1.0		0.1	!	‡		67.9	21.8		0.9		0.4

Public school level¹
Primary	0.5		#		1.9		0.3		5.9		0.9		9.0		1.5		0.2		#		69.8	8.4		1.4		0.2
Middle	0.3		0.2	!	1.4		0.5		5.7		2.0		6.2		2.8		0.1	!	#		57.2	22.0		1.2		0.4
High	0.2		0.1	!	1.6		0.7		3.8		2.3		4.8		3.2		0.1	!	0.1		48.2	32.5		1.2		0.9
Combined	0.7		0.4	!	1.1		0.5		4.7		1.8		4.8		2.6		0.2	!	‡		57.8	23.8		1.0		0.6

Student enrollment
Less than 100	‡		0.4	!	1.0	!	0.4	!	3.8		1.8	!	3.5		1.7	!	0.4	!	‡		60.3	23.7		1.1	!	‡
100–199	0.5	!	0.1	!	1.1		0.3	!	5.6		1.7		3.6		2.0		‡		‡		64.9	18.4		0.9		0.5	!
200–499	0.6		0.1		1.4		0.3		5.4		1.1		5.9		1.7		0.2		0.1	!	66.4	15.4		1.3		0.3
500–749	0.5		0.1	!	2.0		0.4		5.6		1.4		8.0		1.9		0.2	!	‡		64.4	14.2		1.1		0.4
750–999	0.3	!	‡		1.3		0.3		5.6		1.5		8.2		2.3		0.1	!	#		60.3	18.0		1.6		0.3
1,000 or more	0.2		0.1	!	2.0		0.8		4.3		2.2		7.4		3.5		0.2		0.1		50.1	26.9		1.3		0.9

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches²
0–34	0.3		0.1	!	1.6		0.4		1.6		0.8		3.5		1.3		0.1	!	0.1	!	67.6	21.3		0.9		0.5
35–49	0.2		‡		1.2		0.3		2.6		0.8		4.5		1.5		0.1	!	‡		64.9	22.2		1.0		0.4
50–74	0.3		0.1	!	1.4		0.4		4.4		1.4		5.9		2.0		0.2		0.1	!	63.3	18.5		1.5		0.5
75 or more	0.7		0.2		2.2		0.7		10.7		2.8		12.8		4.0		0.2		0.1	!	49.6	13.9		1.6		0.5

Main teaching assignment
Early Childhood or General Elementary	0.6		#		2.0		0.2		6.0		0.8		9.0		1.5		0.2		0.1	!	72.4	5.7		1.3		0.1
Special Education	0.2		0.1	!	1.6		0.4		6.5		1.3		5.7		1.4		0.2	!	‡		69.3	11.9		1.2		0.2
Arts and Music	0.6	!	‡		1.3		0.4	!	2.6		1.7		4.0		2.0		0.1	!	‡		57.8	27.4		1.2		0.8
English and Language Arts	0.2		‡		1.1		0.3		7.1		0.7		6.1		1.0		‡		‡		69.1	12.0		1.8		0.5
English as a Second Language (ESL) or Bilingual Education	‡		‡		3.1	!	0.7	!	2.7	!	‡		26.5		4.2		‡		‡		51.6	7.7		1.5	!	‡
Foreign Languages	0.2	!	‡		4.6		0.5	!	1.4		1.2	!	24.6		8.9		‡		‡		46.3	10.6		1.0	!	‡
Health Education	‡		‡		‡		0.6		2.1		4.4		1.9		4.6		‡		‡		34.3	49.4		1.0	!	0.8
Mathematics and Computer Science	0.4	!	‡		2.2		1.4		4.7		2.5		4.4		3.1		0.1	!	‡		52.2	27.0		1.3		0.6
Natural Sciences	0.4	!	‡		2.1		0.8		4.8		1.4		5.3		2.6		‡		‡		48.9	30.9		1.4		0.9
Social Sciences	0.5	!	0.3	!	0.6	!	0.4	!	3.2		2.6		3.6		3.9		‡		0.2	!	36.4	46.3		1.0		1.1
Career or Technical Education	0.4	!	0.2	!	0.6	!	0.5	!	6.5		2.8		2.6		3.3		‡		‡		45.0	36.3		0.8		0.9	!
All Other	‡		‡		1.0	!	0.3	!	3.0		3.7		4.9		1.8		‡		‡		54.9	27.3		1.2	!	1.2	!

All private school teachers	0.2	!	‡		2.2		0.5		2.0		1.2		5.5		1.7		‡		0.1	!	63.1	22.0		0.9		0.4

School classification
Catholic	‡		‡		2.1		0.4	!	1.9		0.9	!	5.7		1.8		‡		‡		66.0	19.9		0.6	!	0.2	!
Other religious	‡		‡		1.6		0.3	!	2.2		1.3		4.4		1.4		‡		‡		64.9	22.2		0.7		0.5	!
Nonsectarian	‡		‡		3.0		0.8		2.0		1.3		6.6		1.9		‡		‡		58.0	23.9		1.6		0.4	!

Community type
City	‡		‡		3.0		0.8		3.1		1.8		6.0		2.0		‡		0.2	!	59.8	21.2		1.3		0.6	!
Suburban	‡		‡		2.0		0.3	!	1.6		0.8		6.4		1.8		‡		‡		63.7	22.1		0.7		0.3	!
Town	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		3.1		‡		‡		‡		75.9	16.6		0.8	!	‡
Rural	‡		‡		0.8	!	‡		0.7		‡		2.0		1.1	!	‡		‡		66.3	27.5		‡		0.2	!

Private school level³
Elementary	‡		‡		2.6		0.4	!	2.3		0.9		6.5		1.3		‡		‡		71.7	12.7		0.8		0.2	!
Secondary	‡		‡		1.7		0.9		1.7		1.2		4.1		2.1		‡		‡		54.9	31.8		0.7	!	0.6	!
Combined	‡		‡		2.1		0.3	!	2.0		1.5		5.4		1.9		‡		‡		59.9	24.9		1.2		0.5

Student enrollment
Less than 100	‡		‡		3.4		‡		3.7		1.6		6.6		2.3		‡		‡		63.2	16.4		0.9	!	0.5	!
100–199	‡		‡		2.2		0.4	!	1.3		1.3	!	5.1		1.1		‡		‡		71.0	16.4		0.6	!	0.3	!
200–499	‡		‡		1.4		0.6	!	2.3		0.6	!	5.4		1.4		‡		‡		64.2	22.1		1.1		0.5	!
500–749	‡		‡		1.3	!	0.4	!	1.4	!	1.9	!	5.1		2.3	!	‡		‡		59.2	27.0		0.8	!	‡
750 or more	‡		‡		3.4		0.4	!	1.2		1.2	!	5.4		2.0		‡		‡		54.1	30.3		1.1	!	0.3	!

Main teaching assignment
Early Childhood or General Elementary	‡		‡		2.6		0.4	!	2.5		0.7	!	6.2		0.3	!	‡		‡		79.9	5.7		1.3		‡
Special Education	‡		‡		‡		‡		3.5	!	1.5	!	5.6		‡		‡		‡		73.9	11.4		‡		‡
Arts or Music	‡		‡		2.3	!	‡		1.0	!	1.8	!	4.7		1.3	!	‡		‡		61.5	24.7		1.2	!	‡
English and Language Arts	‡		‡		1.1	!	‡		3.2		0.4	!	3.0		1.2		‡		‡		66.7	22.8		1.0	!	‡
English as a Second Language (ESL) or Bilingual Education	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		69.0	16.4	!	‡		‡
Foreign Languages	‡		‡		6.0		‡		1.3	!	‡		22.6		4.9	!	‡		‡		48.3	14.9		‡		‡
Health Education	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		3.9	!	1.0	!	6.7		‡		‡		39.0	44.3		‡		‡
Mathematics and Computer Science	‡		‡		2.2		0.9	!	1.7	!	1.5	!	2.7		1.3	!	‡		‡		54.9	33.6		‡		‡
Natural Sciences	‡		‡		1.7	!	1.0	!	1.5	!	1.6	!	1.7	!	2.8	!	‡		‡		54.1	33.4		1.2	!	1.0	!
Social Sciences	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		1.3	!	1.6	!	1.6		‡		‡		39.6	50.3		‡		1.3	!
Career or Technical Education	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		7.1	!	‡		‡		‡		54.5	32.8		‡		‡
All Other	‡		‡		1.2	!	‡		‡		‡		3.7	!	3.9	!	‡		‡		46.8	38.9		‡		‡

# 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. Either there are too few cases for a reliable analysis, or 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).

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. These categories are provided because they are comparable to those used in previous NTPS publications.

²Schools that don’t participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program are included with the "0–34" percent category.

³School level based on low and high grades offered by the school. Elementary schools are those with any of grades K through 6 and none of grades 9 through 12. Secondary schools have any of grades 7 through 12 and none of grades K through 6. Combined schools are those schools with grade levels in both elementary and secondary grade levels, or with all students in ungraded classrooms.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2017–18.