Number of regular public school teachers in main assignment fields and percentage of regular public school teachers, by full-time and part-time status: 2015–16 (rev)

				Percent of regular teachers
Selected main assignment		Total number of regular teachers1		Full-time		Part-time
All public schools		3,184,400		97.7		2.3
Elementary education		1,054,900		98.8		1.2
Special education		369,800		98.4		1.6
English as a second language		59,400		95.6		4.4
English and language arts		390,400		97.6		2.4
Mathematics and computer science		271,300		98.4		1.6
Natural science		220,100		98.6		1.4
Social science		205,800		98.7		1.3
Foreign language		86,100		92.8		7.2
Art and music		195,300		92.7		7.3
Health education		18,800		96.9		3.1	!
Physical education		129,700		96.9		3.1
Career/technical education		149,500		96.3		3.7
All others2		33,400		96.8		3.2
! 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)..
1 A regular teacher is any teacher whose primary position in a school is not an itinerant teacher, a long-term substitute, a short-term substitute, a student teacher, a teacher aide, an administrator, a library media specialist or librarian, another type of professional staff (e.g., counselor, curriculum coordinator, social worker) or support staff (e.g., secretary), and includes both full-time and part-time teachers.
2 All others includes miscellaneous and other categories.
NOTE: Detail may not sum 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," 2015–16.

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