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Age category | ||||||||||||||
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School type and main teaching assignment | Average age of teachers |
Less than 30 years | 30-49 years | 50-54 years | 55-64 years | 65 years or more | ||||||||
All schools | 42.6 | 15.1 | 55.7 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 2.7 | ||||||||
All public schools | 42.4 | 15.0 | 56.9 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 2.0 | ||||||||
Main teaching assignment | ||||||||||||||
Early childhood or general elementary | 41.7 | 16.2 | 58.0 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 1.6 | ||||||||
Special education | 42.5 | 15.2 | 56.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||
Arts or music | 42.2 | 18.5 | 51.7 | 10.5 | 16.4 | 2.8 | ||||||||
English and language arts | 42.6 | 14.5 | 57.1 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 2.2 | ||||||||
ESL or bilingual education | 43.9 | 12.4 | 55.1 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 3.0 | ||||||||
Foreign languages | 42.6 | 12.5 | 58.4 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 1.7 | ||||||||
Health education | 42.8 | 12.5 | 58.8 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 1.1 | ||||||||
Mathematics | 41.9 | 16.8 | 55.9 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 1.7 | ||||||||
Natural sciences | 42.7 | 13.5 | 58.3 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 2.0 | ||||||||
Social sciences | 41.9 | 14.6 | 61.0 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 2.1 | ||||||||
Career or technical education | 45.8 | 10.2 | 48.6 | 14.6 | 23.5 | 3.2 | ||||||||
All other | 45.5 | 5.2 | 59.9 | 12.6 | 18.8 | 3.3 | ||||||||
All private schools | 44.3 | 16.2 | 47.1 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Main teaching assignment | ||||||||||||||
Early childhood or general elementary | 43.4 | 18.4 | 45.7 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Special education | 40.9 | 26.0 | 46.8 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Arts or music | 45.9 | 13.3 | 43.5 | 11.8 | 22.7 | 8.6 | ||||||||
English and language arts | 44.3 | 15.8 | 49.1 | 10.2 | 17.4 | 7.6 | ||||||||
ESL or bilingual education | 50.8 | ‡ | 38.4 | ‡ | ‡ | 31.8 | ! | |||||||
Foreign languages | 45.9 | 9.9 | 51.8 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Health education | 42.7 | 14.3 | 53.1 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 3.3 | ! | |||||||
Mathematics | 45.5 | 14.7 | 45.6 | 11.7 | 19.3 | 8.8 | ||||||||
Natural sciences | 44.1 | 18.5 | 45.1 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Social sciences | 44.2 | 15.6 | 49.9 | 7.5 | 18.4 | 8.7 | ||||||||
Career or technical education | 48.5 | 4.3 | ! | 48.1 | 10.4 | ! | 30.9 | 6.3 | ! | |||||
All other | 45.3 | 13.5 | 48.1 | 7.0 | 19.6 | 11.8 | ||||||||
! 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. 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). | ||||||||||||||
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. 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, " 2017–18. |
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