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Percentage distribution of public school teachers by sex, main teaching assignment, and state: 2017–18

  Male   Female  
State Total   Early childhood or general elementary   Arts or music   English and language arts   Foreign languages   Mathematics   Natural sciences   Social sciences   Other1   Total   Early childhood or general elementary   Arts or music   English and language arts   Foreign languages   Mathematics   Natural sciences   Social sciences   Other1  
United States 23.5   11.7   8.9   7.2   2.5   12.6   10.8   14.7   31.8   76.5   38.9   5.7   13.0   2.8   7.2   5.6   3.7   23.0  
                                                                         
Alabama 20.2   12.3   7.3 ! 5.2 ! ‡   9.0 ! 9.8 ! 17.5   38.4   79.8   37.0   2.0 ! 15.5   1.9 ! 7.8   6.8   3.5 ! 25.6  
Alaska 22.4   15.9   4.1 ! 5.4 ! ‡   14.4   13.4   13.1   31.8   77.6   47.1   5.0   8.3   1.8 ! 4.9   3.3 ! 3.4   26.2  
Arizona 22.9   9.7   9.8 ! 8.0   2.0 ! 13.4   11.0   17.3   28.9   77.1   45.8   4.7   10.3   2.6   7.4   4.5   2.7   21.9  
Arkansas 21.1   6.0 ! 10.7   9.4 ! ‡   8.7   9.6   20.0   35.1   78.9   41.6   6.7   10.2   ‡   8.6   7.6   2.3 ! 21.9  
California 26.5   20.7   6.8   9.3   1.9 ! 13.0   9.4   14.7   24.2   73.5   48.2   2.9   9.7   3.8   6.7   5.9   3.5   19.3  
                                                                         
Colorado 21.3   12.6   7.5 ! 5.0 ! 2.3 ! 22.8   9.8   13.0   27.1   78.7   39.6   8.2   11.3   2.8   8.7   5.1   4.0   20.3  
Connecticut 24.5   8.8 ! 3.9 ! 6.3 ! 8.5 ! 10.0   11.5   13.8   37.2   75.5   30.7   7.6   15.8   5.3   8.5   5.5   3.0   23.6  
Delaware 23.2   7.7 ! 8.6 ! 9.3 ! ‡   11.2 ! 7.5 ! 17.1   36.1   76.8   35.6   3.8   12.3   2.7 ! 8.2   5.8   2.4 ! 29.1  
District of Columbia ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Florida 21.3   10.1   6.3   9.1   3.9 ! 13.3   11.5   15.8   30.1   78.7   45.8   4.6   15.1   2.2   6.6   4.8   3.6   17.3  
                                                                         
Georgia 18.9   11.9   8.0   4.7 ! 3.1 ! 10.4   15.4   15.3   31.3   81.1   39.4   3.9   11.9   1.7   7.8   6.3   5.0   24.0  
Hawaii 27.4   18.3   5.5 ! 7.3   ‡   12.8   11.7   13.2   30.3   72.6   47.1   4.5   9.9   3.0 ! 5.3   5.8   4.5   19.9  
Idaho 23.5   12.6 ! 12.4   6.3 ! ‡   12.4   17.1   13.8   23.1   76.5   50.4   4.0   10.3   ‡   9.1   3.7   2.9 ! 18.8  
Illinois 22.8   9.3   11.2   6.7   3.6 ! 10.9   11.3   10.2   36.8   77.2   37.3   5.3   11.6   2.4   7.6   5.8   2.7   27.4  
Indiana 28.4   15.5   16.1   5.2   ‡   14.9   9.5   16.6   21.0   71.6   38.2   6.7   12.9   3.2   6.6   5.9   2.8 ! 23.6  
                                                                         
Iowa 22.8   10.6   9.6   6.7 ! ‡   10.7   13.2   17.0   31.6   77.2   37.3   7.1   14.8   1.4 ! 4.6 ! 3.8 ! 1.6   29.5  
Kansas 24.3   5.4 ! 7.5   7.4 ! ‡   16.8   11.1   17.7   33.1   75.7   45.7   6.8   9.0   2.4   4.4   4.5   3.4 ! 23.8  
Kentucky 20.0   6.0 ! 7.3 ! 5.9 ! ‡   13.4   4.8 ! 19.8   40.9   80.0   37.8   3.6   14.7   0.8 ! 8.0   4.7   5.8 ! 24.5  
Louisiana 21.4   11.2 ! 9.3 ! 6.4 ! 4.9 ! 13.2   9.1   14.5   31.4   78.6   38.5   3.3 ! 17.2   2.9   9.0   7.3   4.2   17.5  
Maine 23.3   7.1 ! 10.0   6.7 ! ‡   9.8   8.0 ! 10.0 ! 42.2   76.7   38.3   9.3   13.3   2.5 ! 7.1   6.7   5.4   17.6  
                                                                         
Maryland ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Massachusetts 27.4   11.3   7.2 ! 8.8   3.0 ! 18.7   11.4   10.1   29.5   72.6   27.0   4.7   13.9   4.8   10.8   7.2   6.3   25.2  
Michigan 24.2   15.9   11.9   6.2 ! ‡   13.8   13.3   9.7   25.5   75.8   42.2   7.1   11.8   3.8   8.0   4.1   4.4   18.6  
Minnesota 26.6   10.2   10.0 ! 4.4   ‡   8.8   16.3   18.9   30.1   73.4   32.2   3.1   12.2   4.5   7.3   4.9   3.3   32.4  
Mississippi 18.1   4.5 ! 11.6 ! 5.3 ! #   7.6 ! 13.5   13.3   44.1   81.9   35.1   5.0   12.8   ‡   7.4   7.1   5.2 ! 25.0  
                                                                         
Missouri 21.3   5.1 ! 8.8 ! 10.4   2.3 ! 4.9   8.7   19.4   40.4   78.7   40.3   7.6   14.1   1.4 ! 5.9   6.5   3.0 ! 21.4  
Montana 20.1   14.2   8.8 ! 5.8 ! ‡   12.3   13.7   15.0   28.2   79.9   45.9   7.4   13.5   ‡   5.0 ! 4.5 ! 4.8   18.0  
Nebraska 25.8   12.6   6.6   4.6 ! ‡   11.1   13.4   12.1   38.2   74.2   41.6   9.1   13.7   2.2 ! 4.4 ! 4.0   1.2 ! 23.9  
Nevada 22.2   21.4   4.4 ! 5.1 ! ‡   11.2   8.3   12.3   35.7   77.8   48.1   4.1   15.2   ‡   5.8   3.7   2.6 ! 20.1  
New Hampshire 21.8   15.0 ! 8.0 ! 6.3 ! 2.2 ! 17.8   13.2 ! 6.5 ! 31.0   78.2   36.0   6.1   11.3   3.2 ! 7.6   4.6   5.1   26.1  
                                                                         
New Jersey 22.0   7.9 ! 8.7   5.8   2.6 ! 16.6   12.7   17.3   28.3   78.0   32.8   6.2   14.8   5.5   7.5   4.5   2.7   26.1  
New Mexico 24.4   23.4   9.7 ! 10.4 ! ‡   6.7   9.7 ! 11.4   27.3   75.6   45.1   4.3   11.6   1.2 ! 5.3   3.9   4.2   24.5  
New York 22.8   12.8   8.1   6.0   2.5 ! 11.2   10.4   13.6   35.5   77.2   33.5   6.5   11.3   3.1   6.4   6.3   4.7   28.3  
North Carolina 19.8   11.6   6.4   5.8 ! 2.4 ! 8.1   8.6   14.0   43.1   80.2   40.0   5.1   10.8   2.2   7.1   5.2   5.5   24.2  
North Dakota 24.0   18.9   9.6 ! ‡   ‡   10.9   9.0 ! 16.3   28.8   76.0   42.0   8.3   10.8   1.1 ! 5.6   3.8 ! 3.6   24.7  
                                                                         
Ohio 24.8   10.0   14.0   11.8   ‡   14.8   9.8   12.3   26.6   75.2   33.2   6.7   15.9   4.3   7.0   5.0   2.8   25.1  
Oklahoma 21.7   6.9 ! 9.8 ! 3.0 ! ‡   10.1   11.8   27.1   28.3   78.3   48.0   4.6   10.1   1.7 ! 6.1   4.1   1.8 ! 23.7  
Oregon 27.7   18.8   9.4   9.5 ! 4.3 ! 13.4   8.5   9.8   26.4   72.3   42.5   6.3   10.0   4.3 ! 4.7   4.5   4.1   23.6  
Pennsylvania 27.1   8.9   10.5   9.5   2.0 ! 16.0   12.3   15.1   25.8   72.9   32.5   6.4   16.2   2.3   7.1   5.8   3.5   26.2  
Rhode Island 23.8   17.0 ! 4.3 ! 8.1 ! ‡   6.1 ! 9.9 ! 9.6 ! 40.6   76.2   34.5   6.1   12.7   3.1 ! 5.4   3.3   5.3 ! 29.6  
                                                                         
South Carolina 17.1   3.5 ! 12.0 ! ‡   2.9 ! 10.4 ! 11.8 ! 19.6   31.5   82.9   39.5   9.3   11.1   2.9   7.2   5.7   3.8   20.5  
South Dakota 22.1   20.6   8.7 ! 4.8 ! ‡   11.1   11.4 ! 21.9   20.7   77.9   45.5   7.6   11.8   ‡   4.5 ! 8.0 ! 3.6 ! 18.4  
Tennessee 23.0   6.4 ! 10.7   7.6   ‡   12.5   8.3   18.4   35.2   77.0   43.5   4.7   13.9   1.3 ! 7.6   5.3   3.2   20.4  
Texas 24.8   10.1   8.7   6.7   3.4   12.3   9.8   14.3   34.6   75.2   35.4   7.0   15.4   1.9   9.0   6.5   4.3   20.6  
Utah 23.1   11.6 ! 10.8   5.8 ! 5.7   10.7   13.0   9.6   32.7   76.9   51.2   5.2   5.9   2.3   5.0   6.7   3.5   20.0  
                                                                         
Vermont 21.5   15.1 ! 8.0 ! 10.9 ! ‡   10.9 ! 7.6 ! 11.9 ! 34.8   78.5   33.0   9.5   12.2   3.2 ! 10.4   2.3 ! 3.3 ! 26.0  
Virginia 26.0   7.8 ! 9.1   4.9 ! ‡   11.7   9.2   15.7   39.7   74.0   34.0   7.3   15.6   3.3   5.8   7.0   2.8   24.2  
Washington 25.5   13.7   6.4 ! 7.0 ! ‡   15.2   10.1   14.2   32.2   74.5   45.3   7.7   12.4   2.3   7.5   4.8   1.9 ! 18.1  
West Virginia 23.9   5.2 ! 10.1 ! 6.0 ! ‡   14.7   6.6 ! 10.8   45.1   76.1   40.0   5.0   12.1   1.8 ! 7.8   7.9   4.1   21.4  
Wisconsin 23.3   13.6   12.7   5.7   ‡   9.7   11.3   15.1   31.4   76.7   39.3   7.5   11.8   3.1   5.5   4.8   3.8   24.3  
Wyoming 31.8   18.6   9.6   7.9 ! ‡   12.3   8.1 ! 9.4   31.4   68.2   43.4   7.6   12.5   0.7 ! 6.1   5.4 ! 1.6 ! 22.7  
# Rounds to zero.
! 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) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
1 Other includes special education, ESL or bilingual education, health education, career or technical education, and any other non-specified main teaching assignment.
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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