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Years of teaching experience: Percentage distribution of public K–12 school teachers based on total years of teaching experience, average years of teaching experience, percentage distribution of teachers based on years teaching at current school, and average years teaching at current school, by state: 2020–21

  Total years of teaching experience Average years teaching   Years teaching at current school Average years at current school  
State 3 years or less   4–9 years   10–14 years   15 or more years     3 years or less   4–9 years   10–14 years   15 or more years    
United States 11.824.616.746.914.537.927.812.721.68.2
                      
Alabama 10.326.417.346.114.241.426.810.721.17.6
Alaska 11.622.219.047.314.542.828.812.915.46.9
Arizona 15.928.618.037.412.648.731.69.810.05.6
Arkansas 12.627.915.244.214.541.629.412.316.67.7
California 10.324.114.451.315.132.429.911.726.09.1
                      
Colorado 13.726.616.743.113.644.130.411.713.86.5
Connecticut 7.522.317.552.615.628.628.615.227.69.6
Delaware 12.023.918.445.714.143.926.712.017.57.0
District of Columbia 14.635.121.528.911.155.333.36.84.54.3
Florida 12.123.217.547.214.942.827.111.918.37.2
                      
Georgia 11.923.418.446.214.244.026.014.115.86.9
Hawaii 16.622.514.646.414.038.625.510.625.38.8
Idaho 16.431.313.239.013.040.833.210.815.36.9
Illinois 10.123.918.947.214.632.526.215.425.99.4
Indiana 14.223.416.046.414.738.227.011.123.78.9
                      
Iowa 10.427.216.246.215.133.528.414.823.29.2
Kansas 13.426.116.843.814.738.626.511.323.58.8
Kentucky 13.324.417.944.313.337.830.911.220.17.8
Louisiana 16.727.017.339.113.146.825.615.911.76.6
Maine 10.223.814.851.216.136.226.210.327.39.4
                      
Maryland 11.123.813.151.914.943.829.010.217.07.0
Massachusetts 10.227.417.445.013.731.626.616.725.09.1
Michigan 11.320.014.953.815.435.823.511.928.89.3
Minnesota 12.825.514.447.315.037.926.611.923.78.8
Mississippi 18.424.519.138.012.545.632.98.612.96.2
                      
Missouri 15.229.217.438.213.038.431.513.516.67.5
Montana 13.926.914.844.414.239.127.213.220.58.1
Nebraska 14.524.312.748.515.535.923.517.123.59.3
Nevada 13.926.617.841.813.651.129.39.79.95.3
New Hampshire 11.922.913.252.015.935.019.612.832.610.2
                      
New Jersey 9.423.217.350.114.729.622.915.631.910.2
New Mexico 14.116.821.447.614.643.329.314.213.26.6
New York 7.523.515.353.815.327.623.613.435.410.8
North Carolina 13.229.015.442.413.148.928.29.213.86.1
North Dakota 16.627.918.736.812.937.335.611.615.67.5
                      
Ohio 7.823.616.252.415.726.830.214.528.510.0
Oklahoma 18.121.49.051.615.344.423.913.718.08.3
Oregon 12.925.116.245.814.040.135.19.715.16.7
Pennsylvania 6.718.920.953.515.625.125.916.332.810.6
Rhode Island 6.118.815.359.916.928.727.112.431.810.3
                      
South Carolina 12.725.615.945.814.548.826.211.213.86.5
South Dakota 12.729.213.744.514.634.535.69.320.68.7
Tennessee 13.325.419.541.913.844.628.810.616.07.0
Texas 13.626.617.742.113.645.429.312.113.26.5
Utah 16.029.819.534.712.139.633.813.313.27.0
                      
Vermont 15.020.815.848.415.138.723.711.725.99.0
Virginia 12.823.716.946.614.441.630.511.016.97.3
Washington 12.324.015.448.214.739.129.612.718.77.9
West Virginia 12.824.722.440.114.337.730.015.017.37.6
Wisconsin 12.724.615.447.314.936.726.712.124.58.9
Wyoming 14.820.318.246.715.139.625.911.822.78.3
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," 2020–21.