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Average amount of their own money that public and private school teachers spent on classroom supplies without reimbursement; percentage who spent any of their own money on classroom supplies without reimbursement during the 2019–20 school year; and among those teachers, average amount spent and percentage distribution by amount spent, by school type; and by selected school and teacher characteristics: 2020–21
| Among all teachers | Among teachers who spent their own money | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage who spent their own money | Percentage of teachers who spent their own money | |||||||||||||||||
| School type; selected school and teacher characteristics; and for public school teachers, state | Average amount spent1 | Average amount spent | $250 or less | $251–$500 | $501–$750 | $751–$1,000 | More than $1,000 | Percentage who spent $300 or less | ||||||||||
| All teachers | $429 | 93.6 | $459 | 46.1 | 35.1 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 58.7 | |||||||||
| All public school teachers | 445 | 94.8 | 470 | 44.5 | 36.0 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 57.3 | |||||||||
| School classification | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public | 448 | 95.2 | 470 | 44.4 | 36.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 57.2 | |||||||||
| Charter school | 411 | 89.5 | 459 | 46.9 | 33.9 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 59.2 | |||||||||
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | 472 | 94.3 | 501 | 41.5 | 37.1 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 54.5 | |||||||||
| Suburban | 442 | 95.3 | 464 | 45.6 | 35.3 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 58.4 | |||||||||
| Town | 425 | 94.8 | 449 | 45.9 | 35.9 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 58.7 | |||||||||
| Rural | 428 | 94.7 | 452 | 45.6 | 36.1 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 58.1 | |||||||||
| School level, based on CCD definition2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 500 | 96.5 | 518 | 38.7 | 38.6 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 51.9 | |||||||||
| Middle | 401 | 94.5 | 424 | 48.3 | 34.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 61.3 | |||||||||
| Secondary/high | 388 | 92.7 | 419 | 51.4 | 33.2 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 63.4 | |||||||||
| Combined/other | 437 | 92.5 | 472 | 46.4 | 33.2 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 58.8 | |||||||||
| Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 446 | 89.6 | 498 | 51.9 | 26.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 9.1 | ! | 61.8 | ||||||||
| 100–199 | 449 | 93.8 | 479 | 44.0 | 36.1 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 54.6 | |||||||||
| 200–499 | 460 | 95.6 | 481 | 42.2 | 37.3 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 55.2 | |||||||||
| 500–749 | 466 | 95.6 | 488 | 42.6 | 36.7 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 56.0 | |||||||||
| 750–999 | 437 | 95.4 | 458 | 44.2 | 37.1 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 57.2 | |||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 408 | 93.3 | 437 | 49.5 | 33.8 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 61.7 | |||||||||
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Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced–price lunches3 |
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| 0–34 | 403 | 94.6 | 425 | 49.8 | 34.0 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 62.5 | |||||||||
| 35–49 | 431 | 95.2 | 452 | 45.2 | 37.0 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 58.7 | |||||||||
| 50–74 | 449 | 95.3 | 471 | 44.0 | 35.8 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 56.5 | |||||||||
| 75 or more | 492 | 95.0 | 518 | 39.7 | 37.7 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 52.3 | |||||||||
| Sex4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Female | 462 | 95.8 | 482 | 42.5 | 37.1 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 55.6 | |||||||||
| Male | 392 | 91.4 | 428 | 51.7 | 32.3 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 63.3 | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 510 | 94.7 | 538 | 40.7 | 34.2 | 3.0 | ! | 13.8 | 8.3 | 52.1 | ||||||||
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 414 | 91.0 | 455 | 42.4 | 39.2 | 3.1 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 56.1 | |||||||||
| Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 429 | 93.9 | 457 | 44.0 | 36.0 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 57.5 | |||||||||
| Hispanic, regardless of race | 509 | 94.5 | 539 | 37.1 | 39.2 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 50.7 | |||||||||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 457 | 91.7 | 499 | 39.2 | 42.0 | ‡ | 7.6 | ! | 6.4 | ! | 54.7 | |||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 438 | 95.1 | 461 | 45.7 | 35.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 58.3 | |||||||||
| Two or more races, non-Hispanic | 524 | 93.8 | 558 | 38.3 | 36.9 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 48.6 | |||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 30 years | 374 | 88.9 | 421 | 50.1 | 32.7 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 62.3 | |||||||||
| 30–49 years | 449 | 95.4 | 471 | 44.3 | 36.6 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 57.4 | |||||||||
| 50–54 years | 477 | 97.1 | 492 | 41.7 | 36.6 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 53.8 | |||||||||
| 55 years or more | 468 | 95.9 | 488 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 55.9 | |||||||||
| Years of teaching experience | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 years or less | 391 | 85.9 | 455 | 49.1 | 31.7 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 60.7 | |||||||||
| 4–9 years | 426 | 94.2 | 453 | 46.0 | 35.1 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 58.6 | |||||||||
| 10–14 years | 435 | 96.2 | 452 | 45.5 | 36.4 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 59.0 | |||||||||
| 15 or more years | 473 | 96.9 | 488 | 42.4 | 37.4 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 55.3 | |||||||||
| Main teaching assignment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Early childhood or general elementary | 525 | 97.2 | 540 | 35.8 | 40.3 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 49.5 | |||||||||
| Special education | 447 | 95.9 | 466 | 43.6 | 36.4 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 56.4 | |||||||||
| Arts or music | 401 | 92.9 | 431 | 50.4 | 32.7 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 62.6 | |||||||||
| English and language arts | 414 | 95.1 | 436 | 48.6 | 34.1 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 61.1 | |||||||||
| ESL or bilingual education | 400 | 94.8 | 422 | 49.7 | 33.8 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 62.6 | |||||||||
| Foreign languages | 395 | 93.4 | 423 | 51.6 | 33.6 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 66.0 | |||||||||
| Health education | 305 | 88.4 | 345 | 61.8 | 27.3 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 71.8 | |||||||||
| Mathematics | 362 | 92.0 | 394 | 51.7 | 33.7 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 63.7 | |||||||||
| Natural sciences | 401 | 94.0 | 427 | 49.3 | 33.2 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 61.5 | |||||||||
| Social sciences | 378 | 92.4 | 409 | 51.1 | 33.7 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 63.0 | |||||||||
| Career or technical education | 440 | 91.3 | 482 | 50.5 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 61.3 | |||||||||
| All other | 435 | 92.3 | 471 | 47.4 | 33.2 | 3.0 | ! | 6.7 | 9.7 | 59.2 | ||||||||
| Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree or less | 419 | 93.4 | 449 | 45.4 | 35.6 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 58.1 | |||||||||
| Master's degree | 445 | 95.6 | 466 | 45.2 | 36.2 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 58.1 | |||||||||
| Higher than a master's degree5 | 549 | 96.0 | 572 | 37.6 | 36.7 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 50.3 | |||||||||
| State | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 487 | 93.2 | 523 | 40.4 | 36.5 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 53.6 | |||||||||
| Alaska | 691 | 92.0 | 752 | 35.7 | 35.1 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 14.7 | 46.9 | |||||||||
| Arizona | 428 | 93.5 | 458 | 44.6 | 35.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 55.5 | |||||||||
| Arkansas | 348 | 93.0 | 375 | 47.2 | 37.1 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 64.0 | |||||||||
| California | 599 | 94.1 | 637 | 34.6 | 37.2 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 12.8 | 46.2 | |||||||||
| Colorado | 384 | 93.7 | 410 | 49.0 | 32.9 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 61.6 | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 460 | 95.4 | 482 | 45.9 | 35.4 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 58.3 | |||||||||
| Delaware | 495 | 96.3 | 514 | 37.4 | 43.8 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 53.2 | |||||||||
| District of Columbia | 581 | 91.0 | 639 | 41.3 | 32.0 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 50.8 | |||||||||
| Florida | 465 | 92.0 | 505 | 42.3 | 35.8 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 54.8 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 459 | 96.5 | 475 | 42.4 | 35.8 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 55.1 | |||||||||
| Hawaii | 491 | 93.8 | 523 | 40.7 | 39.2 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 51.7 | |||||||||
| Idaho | 389 | 94.1 | 414 | 45.2 | 39.0 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 60.8 | |||||||||
| Illinois | 384 | 94.7 | 405 | 50.1 | 34.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 62.8 | |||||||||
| Indiana | 410 | 94.9 | 432 | 48.7 | 37.7 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 61.8 | |||||||||
| Iowa | 367 | 96.9 | 378 | 52.0 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 64.7 | |||||||||
| Kansas | 390 | 95.5 | 409 | 50.2 | 33.1 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 64.0 | |||||||||
| Kentucky | 387 | 94.6 | 408 | 49.6 | 34.5 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 61.1 | |||||||||
| Louisiana | 473 | 94.5 | 500 | 44.5 | 33.1 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 54.4 | |||||||||
| Maine | 340 | 94.0 | 361 | 51.3 | 36.1 | 2.7 | ! | 7.6 | 2.3 | ! | 65.5 | |||||||
| Maryland | 485 | 94.3 | 515 | 42.4 | 34.1 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 54.3 | |||||||||
| Massachusetts | 433 | 95.3 | 455 | 48.5 | 34.8 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 60.1 | |||||||||
| Michigan | 482 | 95.4 | 505 | 42.2 | 36.4 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 54.8 | |||||||||
| Minnesota | 375 | 95.0 | 395 | 54.0 | 32.5 | 2.6 | ! | 5.5 | 5.4 | 63.2 | ||||||||
| Mississippi | 378 | 91.0 | 415 | 50.3 | 34.0 | 2.4 | ! | 8.6 | 4.8 | 63.5 | ||||||||
| Missouri | 366 | 96.3 | 380 | 52.0 | 32.9 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 63.2 | |||||||||
| Montana | 426 | 93.0 | 458 | 42.8 | 40.4 | 4.1 | ! | 6.0 | 6.7 | 57.0 | ||||||||
| Nebraska | 346 | 95.0 | 364 | 52.6 | 34.2 | 3.0 | ! | 7.4 | 2.7 | ! | 65.2 | |||||||
| Nevada | 587 | 95.1 | 617 | 32.3 | 36.6 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 13.9 | 45.7 | |||||||||
| New Hampshire | 368 | 92.2 | 399 | 49.9 | 36.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 60.9 | |||||||||
| New Jersey | 424 | 96.1 | 441 | 46.6 | 32.8 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 58.4 | |||||||||
| New Mexico | 494 | 94.9 | 521 | 38.8 | 41.3 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 52.8 | |||||||||
| New York | 463 | 95.0 | 487 | 44.3 | 36.6 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 58.4 | |||||||||
| North Carolina | 431 | 96.5 | 446 | 47.0 | 35.2 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 59.5 | |||||||||
| North Dakota | 392 | 92.6 | 423 | 48.4 | 38.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 62.4 | |||||||||
| Ohio | 424 | 96.7 | 438 | 47.0 | 36.9 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 60.6 | |||||||||
| Oklahoma | 498 | 96.8 | 515 | 37.9 | 40.6 | 5.6 | ! | 7.8 | 8.0 | ! | 48.3 | |||||||
| Oregon | 430 | 92.5 | 465 | 47.0 | 35.6 | 4.0 | ! | 6.7 | 6.7 | 57.7 | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 401 | 95.8 | 418 | 46.9 | 35.8 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 61.2 | |||||||||
| Rhode Island | 529 | 96.5 | 547 | 37.0 | 38.4 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 50.9 | |||||||||
| South Carolina | 379 | 93.0 | 407 | 46.9 | 39.1 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 63.2 | |||||||||
| South Dakota | 315 | 95.3 | 331 | 54.1 | 34.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | ! | 68.3 | ||||||||
| Tennessee | 398 | 94.9 | 419 | 46.1 | 38.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 60.8 | |||||||||
| Texas | 485 | 95.5 | 508 | 37.8 | 39.3 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 51.1 | |||||||||
| Utah | 369 | 91.4 | 403 | 54.4 | 29.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 65.7 | |||||||||
| Vermont | 323 | 90.8 | 356 | 54.9 | 29.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 67.2 | |||||||||
| Virginia | 374 | 95.8 | 390 | 52.2 | 31.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 64.7 | |||||||||
| Washington | 453 | 94.4 | 480 | 41.5 | 40.3 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 57.7 | |||||||||
| West Virginia | 396 | 92.5 | 428 | 50.1 | 30.3 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 61.4 | |||||||||
| Wisconsin | 322 | 93.6 | 344 | 54.5 | 32.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 66.4 | |||||||||
| Wyoming | 502 | 95.6 | 525 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 54.2 | |||||||||
| All private school teachers | $298 | 83.7 | $356 | 60.4 | 27.0 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 71.6 | |||||||||
| School classification | ||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic | 319 | 88.7 | 360 | 56.7 | 29.1 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 69.7 | |||||||||
| Other religious | 317 | 86.5 | 366 | 61.1 | 26.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 71.7 | |||||||||
| Nonsectarian | 247 | 74.6 | 332 | 64.1 | 24.6 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 73.9 | |||||||||
| Community type | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | 287 | 82.2 | 349 | 61.2 | 27.7 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 73.9 | |||||||||
| Suburban | 300 | 83.9 | 358 | 60.4 | 25.9 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 70.7 | |||||||||
| Town | 324 | 92.2 | 351 | 57.2 | 28.8 | 4.4 | ! | 7.1 | 2.5 | ! | 70.7 | |||||||
| Rural | 313 | 83.7 | 374 | 59.9 | 27.4 | 2.4 | ! | 5.4 | 4.9 | ! | 68.0 | |||||||
| School level, based on CCD definition2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary/middle | 329 | 88.0 | 374 | 56.4 | 29.2 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 68.6 | |||||||||
| Secondary/high | 234 | 76.7 | 305 | 66.7 | 24.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 76.6 | |||||||||
| Combined/other | 296 | 82.5 | 359 | 62.2 | 25.6 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 72.9 | |||||||||
| Student enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 368 | 83.4 | 441 | 55.2 | 27.8 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 65.2 | |||||||||
| 100–199 | 314 | 87.8 | 357 | 59.9 | 27.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 71.9 | |||||||||
| 200–499 | 285 | 85.1 | 335 | 60.7 | 27.5 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 72.1 | |||||||||
| 500–749 | 275 | 80.2 | 343 | 62.8 | 27.4 | 2.1 | ! | 3.0 | 4.6 | 74.5 | ||||||||
| 750 or more | 211 | 76.5 | 276 | 67.8 | 23.6 | 2.6 | ! | 3.3 | 2.7 | 78.5 | ||||||||
| Sex4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 311 | 86.0 | 362 | 59.5 | 27.6 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 71.2 | |||||||||
| Female | 258 | 77.0 | 336 | 63.5 | 25.2 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 72.9 | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | ‡ | 49.6 | ! | 327 | ‡ | 91.8 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ||||||||
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 267 | 78.5 | 339 | 66.4 | 18.7 | ‡ | 8.8 | ! | ‡ | 76.9 | ||||||||
| Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 337 | 82.5 | 409 | 61.6 | 22.5 | ‡ | ‡ | 7.9 | ! | 73.6 | ||||||||
| Hispanic, regardless of race | 318 | 82.3 | 387 | 55.3 | 31.9 | 2.4 | ! | 4.0 | ! | 6.3 | 69.5 | |||||||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 297 | 84.3 | 353 | 60.8 | 26.7 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 71.4 | |||||||||
| Two or more races, non-Hispanic | 228 | 80.0 | 286 | 55.3 | 33.5 | ‡ | ‡ | 6.8 | ! | 76.9 | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 30 years | 293 | 76.6 | 383 | 60.0 | 27.4 | ‡ | 4.8 | 6.6 | 71.9 | |||||||||
| 30–49 years | 286 | 83.2 | 344 | 60.9 | 26.4 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 71.8 | |||||||||
| 50–54 years | 303 | 87.2 | 347 | 59.5 | 27.4 | 2.5 | ! | 6.4 | 4.3 | 70.7 | ||||||||
| 55 years or more | 320 | 86.8 | 368 | 60.2 | 27.8 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 71.5 | |||||||||
| Years of teaching experience | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 years or less | 305 | 77.7 | 392 | 57.4 | 27.0 | 2.6 | ! | 6.0 | 7.0 | 69.4 | ||||||||
| 4–9 years | 259 | 80.6 | 322 | 64.5 | 23.3 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 73.2 | |||||||||
| 10–14 years | 288 | 83.7 | 344 | 60.6 | 26.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 72.3 | |||||||||
| 15 or more years | 321 | 87.9 | 365 | 59.3 | 29.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 71.4 | |||||||||
| Main teaching assignment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Early childhood or general elementary | 384 | 90.7 | 423 | 52.8 | 30.6 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 65.2 | |||||||||
| Special education | 307 | 86.3 | 356 | 61.1 | 25.8 | ‡ | 7.3 | ! | 4.7 | ! | 74.1 | |||||||
| Arts or music | 249 | 78.5 | 318 | 65.4 | 23.2 | 2.2 | ! | 3.5 | ! | 5.7 | ! | 77.2 | ||||||
| English and language arts | 254 | 85.8 | 297 | 66.8 | 23.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | ! | 76.5 | ||||||||
| ESL or bilingual education | ‡ | 76.4 | ‡ | 88.7 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 88.7 | |||||||||
| Foreign languages | 214 | 75.4 | 284 | 76.3 | 16.0 | ‡ | 2.1 | ! | 3.7 | ! | 83.4 | |||||||
| Health education | 147 | 62.8 | 234 | 71.4 | 25.0 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 82.1 | |||||||||
| Mathematics | 289 | 82.5 | 350 | 59.1 | 30.6 | 1.6 | ! | 4.8 | 3.9 | 71.2 | ||||||||
| Natural sciences | 263 | 78.8 | 334 | 67.6 | 21.3 | ‡ | 4.0 | ! | 4.9 | 76.3 | ||||||||
| Social sciences | 236 | 80.1 | 294 | 63.6 | 26.9 | 2.8 | ! | 3.7 | ! | 3.0 | ! | 75.4 | ||||||
| Career or technical education | 280 | 78.0 | 359 | 39.8 | 45.5 | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | 46.4 | |||||||||
| All other | 226 | 77.5 | 291 | 65.7 | 26.1 | ‡ | ‡ | 2.5 | ! | 75.0 | ||||||||
| Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree or less | 303 | 85.1 | 356 | 60.3 | 26.8 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 71.3 | |||||||||
| Master's degree | 283 | 82.4 | 343 | 61.1 | 27.1 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 72.6 | |||||||||
| Higher than a master's degree5 | 343 | 82.1 | 418 | 57.8 | 27.9 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 68.7 | |||||||||
! 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 estimate, or the CV for this estimate is 50 percent or more (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).
1Average amount spent includes zeroes for teachers who did not spend any money of their own.
2School level based on the definitions set by Common Core of Data (CCD). Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K to 4, and the number of elementary grades is at least as high as the number of middle grades. Middle schools offer at least one of grades 5 to 8, and the number of middle grades is greater than the number of elementary or secondary grades. Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that enroll students in at least as many of grades 9 through 12 as in lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. School level categories in the 2020–21 NTPS differ from those in previous survey administrations; caution should be exercised when comparing estimates by level over time.
3Teachers who taught at schools that did not participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are excluded. Some schools did participate in the NSLP but had no approved students.
4Teachers were asked whether they were male or female. Although this variable is labeled “sex,” the questionnaire did not use the terms either “gender” or “sex.”
5Higher than a master’s degree includes teachers who completed any of the following: an educational specialist or professional diploma, a certificate of advanced graduate studies, or a doctorate or first professional degree.
NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. 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 and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2020–21.
