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Percentage distribution of 2020–21 public school teachers who changed schools for 2021-22, by the school level of their previous and new schools and district or sector of the new school: School years 2020–21 and 2021-22
| Percent of movers | Among movers, new school level1 | Among movers, type of move | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected school characteristic in 2020–21 | Elementary | Middle | Secondary/high | Combined/other | Unknown | Within district | To a different district | To a private school | ||||||||||
| All public school teacher movers | 100.0 | 43.7 | 16.9 | 23.9 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 50.6 | 45.5 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| School level, based on CCD definition1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elementary | 49.9 | 66.1 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 57.8 | 38.0 | 4.1 | |||||||||
| Middle | 19.6 | 19.1 | 36.2 | 27.8 | 3.5 | 12.9 | 57.6 | 39.6 | 2.8 | ! | ||||||||
| Secondary/high | 24.9 | 18.8 | 13.0 | 53.2 | 3.9 | 10.7 | ! | 36.4 | 59.9 | 3.7 | ||||||||
| Combined/other | 5.6 | 41.2 | 10.2 | ! | 33.2 | ! | 4.7 | ! | 8.6 | ! | 25.9 | ! | 68.5 | 5.6 | ! | |||
! 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).
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.
NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. “Movers” are teachers who were still teachers in the 2021–22 school year but had moved to a different school from their 2020–21 school. Approximately 7.9 percent of public school teachers in the 2020-21 school year moved to a new school for 2021-22.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2020–21 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) and 2021–22 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current Teacher Data File," 2021–22.
