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Total number of secondary schools and percentage of all secondary schools that had a vacancy, by subject-matter field of vacancy and selected school characteristics: 2015–16
| Selected school characteristic |
Total number of secondary schools | General elementary | Special education | English or language arts |
Social studies | Computer science | Math-ematics | Biology or life sciences |
Physical sciences | English as a Second Language (ESL) or bilingual education | Foreign languages | Music or art | Career or technical education | Other | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All public schools | 19,800 | 0.6 | ! | 42.7 | 49.4 | 40.4 | 12.1 | 45.3 | 37.2 | 33.8 | 14.8 | 29.1 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||
| School classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional public | 18,100 | 0.5 | ! | 38.9 | 45.0 | 36.7 | 11.1 | 40.8 | 33.9 | 30.8 | 13.4 | 27.0 | 23.2 | 25.9 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Charter school | 1,800 | ‡ | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Community type | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 5,300 | ‡ | 11.9 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 5,900 | # | 14.5 | 16.5 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Town | 3,500 | ‡ | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Rural | 5,200 | ‡ | 9.5 | 11.1 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Student enrollment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 1,900 | ‡ | 1.8 | 1.2 | ! | 1.2 | ‡ | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ! | 0.4 | ! | ‡ | 0.6 | ! | 0.9 | ! | 0.4 | ! | |||||||||
| 100–199 | 2,100 | ‡ | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ! | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | ! | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | ! | ||||||||||||
| 200–499 | 5,100 | ‡ | 8.6 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 500–749 | 2,900 | ‡ | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 750–999 | 2,200 | # | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1,000 or more | 5,600 | # | 18.7 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 5.8 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 6.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Percent of K–12 students who
were approved for free or reduced–price lunches |
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| 0-34 | 5,600 | ‡ | 15.2 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 3.7 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 35-49 | 2,900 | # | 7.0 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 50-74 | 3,600 | ‡ | 8.3 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||
| 75 or more | 5,700 | 0.4 | ! | 10.5 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| School did not participate in
free or reduced–price lunch program |
1,900 | # | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | ! | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | ! | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||
| # Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ! 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Data File," 2015-16. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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