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
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United States
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11.8 | | 24.6 | | 16.7 | | 46.9 | | 14.5 | | 37.9 | | 27.8 | | 12.7 | | 21.6 | | 8.2 | |
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Alabama
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10.3 | | 26.4 | | 17.3 | | 46.1 | | 14.2 | | 41.4 | | 26.8 | | 10.7 | | 21.1 | | 7.6 | |
Alaska
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11.6 | | 22.2 | | 19.0 | | 47.3 | | 14.5 | | 42.8 | | 28.8 | | 12.9 | | 15.4 | | 6.9 | |
Arizona
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15.9 | | 28.6 | | 18.0 | | 37.4 | | 12.6 | | 48.7 | | 31.6 | | 9.8 | | 10.0 | | 5.6 | |
Arkansas
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12.6 | | 27.9 | | 15.2 | | 44.2 | | 14.5 | | 41.6 | | 29.4 | | 12.3 | | 16.6 | | 7.7 | |
California
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10.3 | | 24.1 | | 14.4 | | 51.3 | | 15.1 | | 32.4 | | 29.9 | | 11.7 | | 26.0 | | 9.1 | |
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Colorado
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13.7 | | 26.6 | | 16.7 | | 43.1 | | 13.6 | | 44.1 | | 30.4 | | 11.7 | | 13.8 | | 6.5 | |
Connecticut
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7.5 | | 22.3 | | 17.5 | | 52.6 | | 15.6 | | 28.6 | | 28.6 | | 15.2 | | 27.6 | | 9.6 | |
Delaware
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12.0 | | 23.9 | | 18.4 | | 45.7 | | 14.1 | | 43.9 | | 26.7 | | 12.0 | | 17.5 | | 7.0 | |
District of Columbia
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14.6 | | 35.1 | | 21.5 | | 28.9 | | 11.1 | | 55.3 | | 33.3 | | 6.8 | | 4.5 | | 4.3 | |
Florida
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12.1 | | 23.2 | | 17.5 | | 47.2 | | 14.9 | | 42.8 | | 27.1 | | 11.9 | | 18.3 | | 7.2 | |
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Georgia
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11.9 | | 23.4 | | 18.4 | | 46.2 | | 14.2 | | 44.0 | | 26.0 | | 14.1 | | 15.8 | | 6.9 | |
Hawaii
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16.6 | | 22.5 | | 14.6 | | 46.4 | | 14.0 | | 38.6 | | 25.5 | | 10.6 | | 25.3 | | 8.8 | |
Idaho
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16.4 | | 31.3 | | 13.2 | | 39.0 | | 13.0 | | 40.8 | | 33.2 | | 10.8 | | 15.3 | | 6.9 | |
Illinois
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10.1 | | 23.9 | | 18.9 | | 47.2 | | 14.6 | | 32.5 | | 26.2 | | 15.4 | | 25.9 | | 9.4 | |
Indiana
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14.2 | | 23.4 | | 16.0 | | 46.4 | | 14.7 | | 38.2 | | 27.0 | | 11.1 | | 23.7 | | 8.9 | |
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Iowa
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10.4 | | 27.2 | | 16.2 | | 46.2 | | 15.1 | | 33.5 | | 28.4 | | 14.8 | | 23.2 | | 9.2 | |
Kansas
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13.4 | | 26.1 | | 16.8 | | 43.8 | | 14.7 | | 38.6 | | 26.5 | | 11.3 | | 23.5 | | 8.8 | |
Kentucky
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13.3 | | 24.4 | | 17.9 | | 44.3 | | 13.3 | | 37.8 | | 30.9 | | 11.2 | | 20.1 | | 7.8 | |
Louisiana
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16.7 | | 27.0 | | 17.3 | | 39.1 | | 13.1 | | 46.8 | | 25.6 | | 15.9 | | 11.7 | | 6.6 | |
Maine
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10.2 | | 23.8 | | 14.8 | | 51.2 | | 16.1 | | 36.2 | | 26.2 | | 10.3 | | 27.3 | | 9.4 | |
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Maryland
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11.1 | | 23.8 | | 13.1 | | 51.9 | | 14.9 | | 43.8 | | 29.0 | | 10.2 | | 17.0 | | 7.0 | |
Massachusetts
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10.2 | | 27.4 | | 17.4 | | 45.0 | | 13.7 | | 31.6 | | 26.6 | | 16.7 | | 25.0 | | 9.1 | |
Michigan
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11.3 | | 20.0 | | 14.9 | | 53.8 | | 15.4 | | 35.8 | | 23.5 | | 11.9 | | 28.8 | | 9.3 | |
Minnesota
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12.8 | | 25.5 | | 14.4 | | 47.3 | | 15.0 | | 37.9 | | 26.6 | | 11.9 | | 23.7 | | 8.8 | |
Mississippi
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18.4 | | 24.5 | | 19.1 | | 38.0 | | 12.5 | | 45.6 | | 32.9 | | 8.6 | | 12.9 | | 6.2 | |
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Missouri
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15.2 | | 29.2 | | 17.4 | | 38.2 | | 13.0 | | 38.4 | | 31.5 | | 13.5 | | 16.6 | | 7.5 | |
Montana
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13.9 | | 26.9 | | 14.8 | | 44.4 | | 14.2 | | 39.1 | | 27.2 | | 13.2 | | 20.5 | | 8.1 | |
Nebraska
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14.5 | | 24.3 | | 12.7 | | 48.5 | | 15.5 | | 35.9 | | 23.5 | | 17.1 | | 23.5 | | 9.3 | |
Nevada
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13.9 | | 26.6 | | 17.8 | | 41.8 | | 13.6 | | 51.1 | | 29.3 | | 9.7 | | 9.9 | | 5.3 | |
New Hampshire
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11.9 | | 22.9 | | 13.2 | | 52.0 | | 15.9 | | 35.0 | | 19.6 | | 12.8 | | 32.6 | | 10.2 | |
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New Jersey
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9.4 | | 23.2 | | 17.3 | | 50.1 | | 14.7 | | 29.6 | | 22.9 | | 15.6 | | 31.9 | | 10.2 | |
New Mexico
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14.1 | | 16.8 | | 21.4 | | 47.6 | | 14.6 | | 43.3 | | 29.3 | | 14.2 | | 13.2 | | 6.6 | |
New York
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7.5 | | 23.5 | | 15.3 | | 53.8 | | 15.3 | | 27.6 | | 23.6 | | 13.4 | | 35.4 | | 10.8 | |
North Carolina
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13.2 | | 29.0 | | 15.4 | | 42.4 | | 13.1 | | 48.9 | | 28.2 | | 9.2 | | 13.8 | | 6.1 | |
North Dakota
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16.6 | | 27.9 | | 18.7 | | 36.8 | | 12.9 | | 37.3 | | 35.6 | | 11.6 | | 15.6 | | 7.5 | |
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Ohio
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7.8 | | 23.6 | | 16.2 | | 52.4 | | 15.7 | | 26.8 | | 30.2 | | 14.5 | | 28.5 | | 10.0 | |
Oklahoma
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18.1 | | 21.4 | | 9.0 | | 51.6 | | 15.3 | | 44.4 | | 23.9 | | 13.7 | | 18.0 | | 8.3 | |
Oregon
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12.9 | | 25.1 | | 16.2 | | 45.8 | | 14.0 | | 40.1 | | 35.1 | | 9.7 | | 15.1 | | 6.7 | |
Pennsylvania
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6.7 | | 18.9 | | 20.9 | | 53.5 | | 15.6 | | 25.1 | | 25.9 | | 16.3 | | 32.8 | | 10.6 | |
Rhode Island
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6.1 | | 18.8 | | 15.3 | | 59.9 | | 16.9 | | 28.7 | | 27.1 | | 12.4 | | 31.8 | | 10.3 | |
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South Carolina
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12.7 | | 25.6 | | 15.9 | | 45.8 | | 14.5 | | 48.8 | | 26.2 | | 11.2 | | 13.8 | | 6.5 | |
South Dakota
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12.7 | | 29.2 | | 13.7 | | 44.5 | | 14.6 | | 34.5 | | 35.6 | | 9.3 | | 20.6 | | 8.7 | |
Tennessee
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13.3 | | 25.4 | | 19.5 | | 41.9 | | 13.8 | | 44.6 | | 28.8 | | 10.6 | | 16.0 | | 7.0 | |
Texas
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13.6 | | 26.6 | | 17.7 | | 42.1 | | 13.6 | | 45.4 | | 29.3 | | 12.1 | | 13.2 | | 6.5 | |
Utah
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16.0 | | 29.8 | | 19.5 | | 34.7 | | 12.1 | | 39.6 | | 33.8 | | 13.3 | | 13.2 | | 7.0 | |
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Vermont
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15.0 | | 20.8 | | 15.8 | | 48.4 | | 15.1 | | 38.7 | | 23.7 | | 11.7 | | 25.9 | | 9.0 | |
Virginia
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12.8 | | 23.7 | | 16.9 | | 46.6 | | 14.4 | | 41.6 | | 30.5 | | 11.0 | | 16.9 | | 7.3 | |
Washington
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12.3 | | 24.0 | | 15.4 | | 48.2 | | 14.7 | | 39.1 | | 29.6 | | 12.7 | | 18.7 | | 7.9 | |
West Virginia
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12.8 | | 24.7 | | 22.4 | | 40.1 | | 14.3 | | 37.7 | | 30.0 | | 15.0 | | 17.3 | | 7.6 | |
Wisconsin
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12.7 | | 24.6 | | 15.4 | | 47.3 | | 14.9 | | 36.7 | | 26.7 | | 12.1 | | 24.5 | | 8.9 | |
Wyoming
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14.8 | | 20.3 | | 18.2 | | 46.7 | | 15.1 | | 39.6 | | 25.9 | | 11.8 | | 22.7 | | 8.3 | |
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.