Teacher education and preparation: Percentage of K–12 school teachers who took graduate or undergraduate courses in selected subject areas prior to their first year of teaching, by course subject area, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2020–21

School type and selected school characteristic	Classroom management techniques	Lesson planning	Learning assessment	Using student performance data to inform instruction	Serving students from diverse economic backgrounds	Serving students with special needs	Teaching students who are limited-English proficient (LEP) or English-language learners (ELLs)
All teachers	72.6	76.9	75.9	59.3	62.6	69.5	42.8

All public school teachers	73.8	78.2	77.2	60.3	64.2	71.7	44.3

School classification
Traditional public	74.3	78.8	77.6	60.6	64.4	72.2	44.0
Charter school	67.8	70.7	70.5	56.6	62.6	65.2	48.8

Community type
City	71.1	76.1	75.2	60.0	64.0	69.7	48.2
Suburban	73.8	79.3	77.7	60.5	63.8	72.0	45.3
Town	77.0	78.7	78.3	60.1	65.6	73.3	41.0
Rural	75.6	78.8	78.2	60.6	64.6	72.9	39.4

School level¹
Elementary	74.9	79.2	78.6	62.0	66.4	74.4	47.7
Middle	74.3	79.0	77.9	60.2	63.5	71.8	42.4
Secondary/high	71.8	75.8	74.2	57.5	61.4	66.7	40.3
Combined/other	73.7	79.6	78.1	61.1	63.6	73.4	43.7

Student enrollment
Less than 100	70.4	73.1	72.6	58.0	60.9	66.2	44.0
100–199	73.9	75.6	75.7	57.8	64.0	71.4	41.7
200–499	75.3	79.7	78.5	61.5	64.7	74.1	43.4
500–749	73.5	78.4	77.5	60.2	64.9	72.7	45.4
750–999	74.2	77.8	77.3	60.5	64.6	70.9	45.4
1,000 or more	72.2	77.2	75.7	59.5	63.1	68.3	44.3

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches
0–34	75.7	81.4	79.7	61.5	64.1	73.4	42.6
35–49	75.5	79.8	79.0	61.3	64.6	74.2	41.5
50–74	73.9	78.2	77.0	60.4	64.9	71.1	45.4
75 or more	71.2	74.6	74.1	58.8	63.8	69.4	46.5

All private school teachers	63.0	66.2	65.8	50.5	49.0	51.7	30.0

School classification
Catholic	64.8	66.8	68.1	51.6	51.7	55.8	31.1
Other religious	65.2	67.2	65.5	50.6	49.1	50.8	29.1
Nonsectarian	57.9	63.9	63.6	49.3	45.9	48.5	29.9

Community type
City	60.9	65.5	64.5	49.4	50.0	50.8	32.7
Suburban	63.0	66.1	67.2	52.0	49.0	52.4	30.3
Town	71.4	70.8	69.3	50.4	50.3	55.4	27.4
Rural	65.0	65.9	63.8	49.9	45.0	50.4	22.4

School level¹
Elementary/middle	67.6	69.7	68.5	55.7	53.1	52.6	34.2
Secondary/high	55.7	61.8	59.8	45.2	44.0	45.1	26.1
Combined/other	63.8	66.5	66.6	50.8	49.4	53.0	30.1

Student enrollment
Less than 100	64.3	68.3	67.9	53.5	49.8	56.0	29.3
100–199	65.2	65.8	68.2	53.1	49.6	52.6	31.6
200–499	63.3	66.7	65.3	48.9	50.1	52.1	30.6
500–749	61.2	63.7	64.5	51.2	48.7	50.3	30.9
750 or more	57.7	64.4	60.3	44.9	43.2	42.9	25.7

¹Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K to 4, and the number of elementary grades is higher than 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 more of grades 9 through 12 than 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.

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,” 2020–21.