Percent of public school teachers who spent any of their own money on classroom supplies without reimbursement during the 2014–15 school year and among those teachers, mean amount spent and percentage distribution, by selected school characteristics: 2015–16 (rev)

Selected school and teacher characteristic		Percent of teachers who spent their own money		Average amount spent among teachers who spent their own money		Median amount spent among teachers who spent their own money			Percent of teachers who spent their own money
									$250 or less		$251– $500		$501– $750		$751– $1000		More than $1000
All public schools		94.0		478		297			43.9		36.2		5.1		7.6		7.3
School classification
Traditional public		94.4		479		297			43.6		36.4		5.0		7.6		7.3
Charter school		88.0		460		296			47.8		32.6		5.2		7.7		6.6
Community type
City		93.7		529		297			40.4		36.7		5.5		8.5		8.8
Suburban		94.5		469		297			45.2		35.0		5.1		7.5		7.2
Town		93.5		447		294			44.4		38.6		4.5		6.6		5.8
Rural		93.8		443		296			45.9		36.2		4.6		7.2		6.2
Instructional level
Elementary		95.4		525		299			38.5		37.7		5.8		9.5		8.5
Secondary		92.6		430		291			49.5		34.5		4.3		5.7		6.0
Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced–price lunches
0–34		94.0		434		295			48.9		33.8		4.5		6.5		6.2
35–49		94.5		452		291			45.2		36.9		4.4		6.9		6.5
50–74		94.2		477		296			42.9		37.1		5.2		7.7		7.2
75 or more		94.5		550		299			37.2		38.2		6.0		9.3		9.2
School did not participate in free or reduced-price lunch program		86.3		406		244			53.9		31.2		3.9		6.4		4.5
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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