Percentage distribution of teachers in public schools by sex, race/ethnicity, school classification, main teaching assignment, and selected school characteristics: 2017

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Percentage distribution of teachers in public schools by sex, race/ethnicity, school classification, main teaching assignment, and selected school characteristics: 2017–18

	Male										Female
Main teaching assignment and selected school characteristics	Total		Hispanic, regardless of race¹		White, non-Hispanic		Black, non-Hispanic		Other²		Total	Hispanic, regardless of race¹		White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic		Other²
All public schools	23.5		9.8		78.9		6.5		4.8		76.5	9.2		79.4	6.8		4.6
Teacher main assignment
Early childhood or general elementary	8.5		17.3		67.0		10.0		5.7		91.5	9.8		79.1	6.6		4.5
Special education	15.4		9.0		77.7		8.7		4.6		84.6	6.7		81.9	7.6		3.7
Arts or music	32.4		6.1		84.5		5.2		4.3		67.6	5.9		85.5	3.9		4.8
English and language arts	14.5		7.2		82.4		5.0		5.5		85.5	7.2		80.9	8.3		3.7
ESL or bilingual education	14.1		30.1		54.5		‡		11.9	!	85.9	30.9		60.0	3.1	!	6.0
Foreign languages	21.5		41.5		49.5		5.5	!	3.6	!	78.5	31.3		59.0	1.8		7.8
Health education	60.1		7.7		82.3		7.3		2.7		39.9	4.8		85.8	5.3		4.2
Mathematics	34.8		8.9		77.4		7.1		6.6		65.2	6.7		80.1	7.2		6.1
Natural sciences	37.0		7.1		83.5		3.8		5.6		63.0	8.4		77.5	7.7		6.4
Social sciences	54.8		7.1		84.5		4.7		3.6		45.2	8.0		80.4	7.1		4.5
Career or technical education	44.2		7.5		82.2		6.4		3.8		55.8	4.7		80.5	11.6		3.2
All other	34.5		5.2		79.2		10.8		4.9		65.5	7.4		83.8	4.6		4.1

Community type
City	23.8		14.4		68.7		10.9		5.9		76.2	13.9		68.4	12.1		5.6
Suburban	22.5		10.4		78.7		5.9		5.0		77.5	9.7		79.9	5.4		5.1
Town	24.7		6.5		85.9		3.2		4.4		75.3	5.6		87.1	3.8		3.5
Rural	24.3		4.0		89.5		3.6		2.9		75.7	3.7		89.8	3.6		2.9

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	24.0		4.7		88.3		2.9		4.0		76.0	4.5		89.5	2.0		3.9
35–49	25.4		5.8		87.5		3.1		3.5		74.6	6.0		87.0	3.5		3.4
50–74	23.0		8.9		80.4		6.0		4.8		77.0	7.7		82.2	5.8		4.4
75 or more	22.1		17.9		62.9		12.8		6.5		77.9	16.5		63.7	13.7		6.1

Region
Northeast	24.2		4.8		88.0		4.9		2.4		75.8	6.6		86.2	3.8		3.4
Midwest	24.2		3.0		91.5		2.8		2.7		75.8	3.4		91.3	3.1		2.2
South	22.0		13.6		70.5		11.7		4.1		78.0	11.2		72.9	12.2		3.7
West	25.1		15.1		71.5		2.9		10.5		74.9	14.3		72.8	2.4		10.5

Percent of students who were non-White
0-24	24.0		1.8		95.6		0.7		1.9		76.0	1.8		96.0	0.7		1.6
25-49	23.7		4.0		88.6		3.9		3.5		76.3	4.4		89.9	2.4		3.4
50-74	21.7		9.8		77.4		7.1		5.6		78.3	8.5		79.7	6.7		5.2
75 or more	23.1		24.1		52.1		15.1		8.7		76.9	22.2		52.2	17.2		8.4

Traditional public schools	23.5		9.3		79.6		6.4		4.7		76.5	8.8		80.1	6.5		4.5
Teacher main assignment
Early childhood or general elementary	8.5		17.1		67.6		9.7		5.6		91.5	9.4		79.7	6.4		4.5
Special education	15.2		9.1		78.0		8.6		4.3		84.8	6.5		82.5	7.3		3.7
Arts or music	32.5		5.7		84.8		5.1		4.4		67.5	5.3		86.4	3.5		4.8
English and language arts	14.1		6.7		83.5		4.6		5.2		85.9	6.6		82.0	7.9		3.6
ESL or bilingual education	14.1		29.6		55.3		‡		11.5	!	85.9	31.2		59.9	3.0	!	5.9
Foreign languages	21.4		41.0		49.9		5.9	!	3.2	!	78.6	30.4		60.2	1.5		7.8
Health education	59.8		6.9		83.6		6.8		2.7		40.2	4.6		86.0	5.2		4.2
Mathematics	34.8		8.1		78.4		7.0		6.5		65.2	6.3		81.1	6.8		5.8
Natural sciences	37.0		7.0		83.7		3.6		5.7		63.0	8.2		78.2	7.5		6.1
Social sciences	55.2		6.7		85.0		4.7		3.5		44.8	7.6		81.0	7.1		4.3
Career or technical education	44.3		7.2		82.7		6.4		3.7		55.7	4.5		80.7	11.6		3.2
All other	35.1		4.6		79.4		11.0		5.0		64.9	6.8		85.1	4.1		4.0

Community type
City	23.5		14.1		69.2		11.0		5.8		76.5	13.7		69.1	11.7		5.5
Suburban	22.5		10.0		79.2		5.8		4.9		77.5	9.1		80.6	5.3		5.0
Town	24.9		6.5		86.2		2.8		4.4		75.1	5.7		87.5	3.4		3.5
Rural	24.5		3.8		89.6		3.6		2.9		75.5	3.6		89.9	3.7		2.8

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	24.0		4.5		88.7		3.0		3.9		76.0	4.3		90.0	1.9		3.8
35–49	25.5		5.8		87.7		3.1		3.4		74.5	5.8		87.5	3.4		3.4
50–74	23.0		8.4		81.1		5.8		4.7		77.0	7.3		82.9	5.6		4.3
75 or more	21.9		17.4		63.4		12.6		6.5		78.1	16.1		64.4	13.4		6.1

Region
Northeast	24.0		4.6		88.5		4.7		2.2		76.0	6.4		86.7	3.5		3.3
Midwest	24.2		2.8		92.0		2.7		2.5		75.8	3.3		91.6	2.8		2.2
South	22.1		13.2		71.2		11.5		4.1		77.9	10.7		73.7	11.9		3.7
West	25.2		14.4		72.0		2.9		10.7		74.8	14.0		73.1	2.3		10.6

Percent of students who were non-White
0-24	24.0		1.7		95.7		0.7		1.9		76.0	1.7		96.1	0.7		1.5
25-49	23.8		3.8		88.9		3.9		3.3		76.2	4.2		90.1	2.4		3.3
50-74	21.7		9.4		78.2		7.0		5.4		78.3	8.1		80.3	6.5		5.1
75 or more	23.0		24.0		52.0		15.1		8.9		77.0	21.9		52.5	17.0		8.5

Public charter schools	23.5		16.5		68.2		8.9		6.4		76.5	15.3		67.9	10.8		5.9
Teacher main assignment
Early childhood or general elementary	8.3		20.4		56.2		15.8	!	7.6	!	91.7	15.4		69.3	10.2		5.1
Special education	18.6		‡		71.7		10.4	!	9.7	!	81.4	11.6		69.7	14.7		4.0
Arts or music	29.7		11.9	!	79.9		5.6	!	‡		70.3	13.9		71.8	9.9	!	4.4	!
English and language arts	20.2		12.3		71.3		8.4		8.1	!	79.8	16.7		64.1	13.5		5.8
ESL or bilingual education	15.1	!	43.8	!	35.2	!	‡		‡		84.9	23.3	!	64.4	‡		‡
Foreign languages	22.7		47.4		43.9		‡		‡		77.3	44.3		42.9	5.0	!	7.9	!
Health education	65.3		21.1		58.4		16.7		3.8	!	34.7	9.3	!	81.6	5.6	!	‡
Mathematics	35.6		19.4		64.7		8.1		7.8		64.4	11.9		66.2	11.8		10.1
Natural sciences	36.3		8.5	!	80.1		6.5	!	4.9	!	63.7	11.2		68.1	10.7		10.0
Social sciences	48.2		14.4		75.3		4.5	!	5.7	!	51.8	12.9		73.5	7.0		6.6
Career or technical education	41.4		18.3	!	65.5		8.6	!	‡		58.6	12.1	!	75.0	9.8	!	‡
All other	23.6		20.5	!	73.6		‡		‡		76.4	16.4		65.0	12.9	!	5.6	!

Community type
City	26.2		17.4		65.1		10.2		7.3		73.8	16.2		61.7	16.0		6.1
Suburban	22.0		18.0		67.8		7.5		6.7		78.0	19.9		67.7	6.0		6.3
Town	20.1		‡		73.8		‡		‡		79.9	3.7	!	78.7	14.0	!	3.6	!
Rural	18.8		11.6	!	84.3		‡		‡		81.2	5.8	!	87.2	1.4	!	5.7	!

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	24.0		10.9		80.1		‡		7.7		76.0	9.8		78.0	5.0	!	7.3
35–49	23.7		7.3	!	81.4		4.0	!	7.4	!	76.3	13.3		73.6	8.1	!	5.0
50–74	21.9		18.1		65.9		10.0	!	6.0		78.1	15.0		68.4	10.0		6.6
75 or more	24.6		23.1		56.4		14.6		6.0		75.4	21.1		55.5	17.6		5.8

Region
Northeast	29.9		8.0		79.0		7.8		5.2		70.1	10.5		74.2	8.8		6.5
Midwest	24.5		7.9		79.1		7.2		5.8	!	75.5	4.5		82.6	10.7		2.2
South	20.8		20.1		59.5		15.6		4.8		79.2	19.2		60.0	17.0		3.8
West	23.8		21.5		66.5		2.6	!	9.3		76.2	17.0		69.5	3.3		10.3

Percent of students who were non-White
0-24	23.8		5.0	!	93.1		‡		‡		76.2	3.2		93.5	‡		2.9
25-49	21.8		8.0		82.4		‡		6.3		78.2	8.0		85.1	2.0	!	4.9
50-74	23.0		16.1		64.5		9.5	!	9.9		77.0	14.9		68.2	10.3		6.6
75 or more	24.5		25.2		52.8		14.6		7.4		75.5	24.5		48.7	19.2		7.5
! 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).
¹ Hispanic includes Latino.
² Other includes American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic; Asian, non-Hispanic; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic; and two or more races, non-Hispanic.
NOTE: Details 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 Teacher Data File," 2017–18.

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