Percentage distribution of teacher sex by race/ethnicity, by school type and selected school and teacher characteristics: 2020–21

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	0.3		0.1		1.8		0.5		4.5		1.3		7.0		2.3		0.1		#		61.6	18.7	1.3		0.4

All public school teachers	0.3		0.1		1.8		0.5		4.7		1.3		7.1		2.3		0.1		0.1		61.5	18.4	1.3		0.4

School classification
Traditional public	0.3		0.1		1.8		0.5		4.5		1.2		6.8		2.2		0.1		#		62.1	18.6	1.2		0.4
Charter school	0.4	!	0.1	!	2.7		0.7		7.6		2.6		11.3		3.9		0.2	!	‡		52.1	16.4	1.4		0.4

Community type
City	0.3		0.1	!	3.1		1.1		7.1		2.1		10.5		4.0		0.2		0.1	!	52.8	16.7	1.5		0.6
Suburban	0.1		0.1	!	2.1		0.5		4.7		1.4		7.5		2.1		0.1		#		61.8	18.2	1.2		0.3
Town	0.6		0.3		0.6		0.2		2.9		0.7		4.2		1.5		0.1	!	0.1	!	67.9	19.5	1.0		0.4
Rural	0.4		0.3		0.4		0.1	!	2.7		0.7		3.7		1.1		‡		0.1	!	68.4	20.5	1.2		0.3

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary	0.3		0.1	!	2.1		0.3		5.3		0.7		9.0		1.5		0.1		‡		71.1	8.0	1.4		0.2
Middle	0.3		0.2	!	1.6		0.8		4.8		1.5		5.8		2.9		0.1	!	0.1	!	58.7	21.7	1.2		0.5
Secondary/high	0.3		0.2		1.5		0.8		4.0		2.2		5.1		3.3		0.2		0.1		47.8	32.9	1.0		0.7
Combined/other	0.3	!	‡		1.9		0.8		4.0		1.7		6.3		2.2		‡		‡		60.9	20.1	1.2		0.2	!

School level, based on low and high grades²
Primary	0.3		0.1	!	2.1		0.3		5.3		0.7		9.1		1.5		0.1		‡		70.9	8.1	1.4		0.2
Middle	0.3		0.2	!	1.7		0.8		5.0		1.5		5.8		3.0		0.1	!	0.1	!	58.1	21.8	1.2		0.5
High	0.3		0.2		1.6		0.8		3.8		2.2		5.1		3.3		0.2		0.1		47.4	33.1	1.0		0.7
Combined	0.3	!	0.2	!	1.1		0.5	!	3.8		1.8		4.5		2.5		‡		‡		59.8	23.6	1.2		0.4	!

Student enrollment
Less than 100	0.1	!	‡		1.6	!	‡		5.4		2.4	!	8.2	!	3.1	!	‡		‡		56.1	20.9	1.3	!	‡
100–199	0.4	!	‡		0.6	!	0.5	!	3.5		0.6	!	6.2		1.5		‡		‡		68.3	17.0	0.8		0.4	!
200–499	0.4		0.1		1.8		0.3		4.9		1.0		6.2		1.4		0.1	!	#		67.9	14.1	1.4		0.3
500–749	0.2		0.1	!	1.9		0.4		4.4		0.9		8.2		2.0		0.1	!	‡		64.8	15.1	1.3		0.4
750–999	0.1	!	0.2	!	1.8		0.6		5.4		1.7		8.0		2.5		‡		#		59.6	18.6	1.1		0.4
1,000 or more	0.3	!	0.2		2.0		1.0		4.6		2.0		6.8		3.8		0.2		0.1		49.6	27.7	1.1		0.6

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches³
0–34	0.1		0.1		1.6		0.4		1.6		0.7		4.3		1.3		0.1	!	#		67.1	21.3	1.0		0.3
35–49	0.2	!	‡		1.4		0.4		2.5		1.0		3.9		1.3		‡		#		66.2	21.4	1.1		0.4
50–74	0.3		0.2	!	1.7		0.5		4.9		1.4		7.1		2.4		0.1		0.1	!	61.1	18.3	1.4		0.5
75 or more	0.5		0.2		2.3		0.8		8.6		2.1		11.2		3.6		0.1		0.1	!	54.3	14.5	1.5		0.4

Main teaching assignment
Early childhood or general elementary	0.3		#		2.2		0.2		5.5		0.6		9.0		1.4		0.1		‡		72.9	6.4	1.3		0.1	!
Special education	0.3		0.1	!	1.9		0.1	!	5.6		1.1		6.2		1.6		0.1	!	‡		69.4	12.0	1.5		0.2
Arts and music	0.2	!	‡		1.0		0.6	!	2.5		1.6		4.3		2.3		‡		‡		57.1	28.0	1.5		0.6
English and language arts	0.2	!	‡		1.3		0.4		5.2		0.9		6.7		1.4		0.1	!	‡		67.7	14.2	1.6		0.2
English as a Second Language (ESL) or bilingual education	‡		‡		4.0		0.7	!	2.7		‡		21.3		5.3		‡		‡		55.6	6.3	1.7	!	‡
Foreign languages	0.6	!	‡		3.2		‡		1.7		2.1	!	21.0		8.0		‡		‡		46.2	14.7	1.4	!	‡
Health education	‡		0.2	!	0.7	!	0.7	!	4.1		3.7		3.7		4.4		‡		0.2	!	35.5	45.0	1.0		0.9	!
Mathematics and Computer Science	0.1	!	0.3	!	2.3		2.2		4.6		2.0		5.1		2.9		‡		‡		51.2	27.3	0.9		0.8
Natural sciences	0.2	!	0.3	!	2.3		0.9		3.7		1.7		3.7		3.0		‡		‡		49.6	32.6	1.0		0.8
Social sciences	0.4	!	0.3	!	0.5	!	0.9		3.1		2.1		3.8		4.3		0.2	!	0.2	!	36.4	46.6	0.5		0.8
Career or technical education	0.4	!	0.5	!	0.6	!	0.6		5.8		2.4		3.7		3.2		‡		‡		44.6	36.2	0.9		0.9
All other	‡		‡		0.9	!	‡		4.5	!	5.1		4.8		2.8	!	‡		‡		54.3	21.9	2.3	!	0.8	!

All private school teachers	‡		‡		1.9		0.6		2.7		1.0		6.3		2.0		‡		‡		62.7	20.7	1.6		0.4

School classification
Catholic	‡		‡		0.6	!	0.3	!	1.0		0.8	!	8.1		2.0		‡		‡		64.6	20.7	1.6		‡
Other religious	‡		‡		1.4		0.6	!	4.2		1.1		5.5		1.6		‡		‡		64.3	18.9	1.5		0.5	!
Nonsectarian	‡		‡		3.9		0.8		2.6		1.0		5.4		2.3		‡		‡		58.2	23.2	1.6		0.5	!

Community type
City	‡		‡		1.7		0.9		3.7		1.0		6.7		2.6		‡		‡		58.5	21.8	2.2		0.7	!
Suburban	‡		‡		2.3		0.3	!	2.7		1.0	!	7.2		1.9		‡		‡		63.3	19.5	1.3		0.3	!
Town	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		5.8	!	‡		‡		‡		68.5	20.0	‡		‡
Rural	‡		‡		1.5	!	‡		0.7	!	1.1	!	2.5	!	0.8	!	‡		‡		70.6	21.0	‡		‡

School level, based on CCD definition¹
Elementary/middle	‡		‡		1.7		0.7	!	2.9		0.5	!	7.5		1.0		‡		‡		71.9	11.6	1.8		‡
Secondary/high	‡		‡		1.6		1.0		1.8		1.3		5.2		3.6		‡		‡		44.2	39.0	1.4		0.5	!
Combined/other	‡		‡		2.2		‡		3.0		1.3		5.5		2.2		‡		‡		61.6	21.7	1.4		0.4	!

School level, based on low and high grades⁴
Elementary	‡		‡		1.7		0.7	!	3.0		0.5	!	7.4		1.0		‡		‡		72.1	11.3	1.8		‡
Secondary	‡		‡		1.3		0.9		1.3		1.4		5.6		3.7		‡		‡		45.0	39.2	1.1		0.4	!
Combined	‡		‡		2.2		0.4	!	3.0		1.2		5.5		2.3		‡		‡		59.9	23.1	1.5		0.4	!

Student enrollment
Less than 100	‡		‡		2.5		‡		5.0		0.9	!	6.8		2.3		‡		‡		65.0	14.0	1.6	!	‡
100–199	‡		‡		2.4		‡		2.8		‡		5.9		0.7	!	‡		‡		68.1	17.4	1.3	!	‡
200–499	‡		‡		1.3		0.6	!	2.0		1.2		6.9		1.9		‡		‡		63.6	20.1	1.7		0.5	!
500–749	‡		‡		1.5	!	‡		1.9	!	0.9	!	5.1		2.7		‡		‡		57.3	27.7	2.5		‡
750 or more	‡		‡		1.8		1.0	!	1.7		1.4	!	5.6		2.9		‡		‡		51.5	32.7	0.6	!	‡

Main teaching assignment
Early childhood or general elementary	‡		‡		2.2		‡		4.2		‡		7.0		0.5	!	‡		‡		75.9	7.8	1.8		‡
Special education	‡		‡		‡		‡		4.0	!	‡		4.6	!	‡		‡		‡		73.9	11.0	‡		‡
Arts or music	‡		‡		2.0	!	‡		2.4	!	‡		4.7		2.5	!	‡		‡		62.3	21.5	1.7	!	‡
English and language arts	‡		‡		‡		‡		2.3	!	‡		4.9		0.8	!	‡		‡		70.1	18.0	2.3	!	‡
ESL or bilingual education	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		76.6	‡	‡		‡
Foreign languages	‡		‡		5.8		‡		‡		‡		21.3		5.8		‡		‡		50.3	13.4	‡		‡
Health education	‡		‡		‡		‡		3.5	!	5.2	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		40.7	36.9	‡		‡
Mathematics	‡		‡		1.5	!	0.9	!	‡		2.5	!	4.2		4.0		‡		‡		51.5	31.5	1.6	!	‡
Natural sciences	‡		‡		1.0	!	1.4	!	0.8	!	1.3	!	3.6		2.6	!	‡		‡		52.7	34.9	1.7	!	‡
Social sciences	‡		‡		‡		1.4	!	‡		2.5	!	2.9	!	‡		‡		‡		37.9	51.8	‡		‡
Career or technical education	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		42.2	46.9	‡		‡
All other	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		5.2	!	3.5	!	‡		‡		45.1	36.3	‡		‡

# 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 estimate, 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 the definitions set by Common Core of Data (CCD). Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K through 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 through 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 offer at least as many of grades 9 through 12 as lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. These categories differ from past NTPS collections, so caution should be exercised when comparing estimates by level over time.

²School 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.

³Schools that don’t participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program are included with the "0–34" percent category.

⁴School 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. These categories are provided because they are comparable to those used in previous NTPS publications.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Hispanic includes Latino. Teachers were asked whether they were male or female. Although this variable is labeled "sex," the questionnaire did not use the term "gender" or "sex." 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.