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Percentage distribution of school teachers, by race/ethnicity, school type, and selected school characteristics: 2017–18

School type and selected school characteristic Hispanic, regardless of race1   White, non-Hispanic   Black or African American, non-Hispanic   Asian, non-Hispanic   Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic   American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic   Two or more races, non-Hispanic  
  All public and private schools 100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0  
                             
      Community type                            
         City 44.1   27.2   52.1   45.1   31.6   17.9   36.5  
         Suburban 41.2   39.0   31.4   46.1   46.9   21.7   38.7  
         Town 6.8   11.9   6.0   4.4   12.0   20.9   10.5  
         Rural 8.0   21.9   10.6   4.4   9.4 ! 39.4   14.3  
                             
      Region                            
         Northeast 13.3   21.7   12.3   16.7   ‡   6.2 ! 14.1  
         Midwest 7.8   25.0   9.9   11.4   5.9 ! 11.6   11.1  
         South 49.5   35.9   70.4   21.9   14.5 ! 50.2   42.1  
         West 29.4   17.3   7.4   50.0   72.9   32.1   32.8  
                             
All public schools 100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0  
                             
School classification                            
Traditional public 90.3   95.0   91.1   91.9   90.0   95.7   92.4  
Charter school 9.7   5.0   8.9   8.1   10.0   4.3 ! 7.6  
                             
Community type                            
City 43.7   25.1   51.2   42.4   28.5   16.8   33.9  
Suburban 40.8   38.9   31.5   48.4   48.3   21.7   39.7  
Town 7.2   12.7   6.3   4.7   13.0   20.3   11.1  
Rural 8.3   23.2   11.0   4.5   10.2 ! 41.1   15.3  
                             
School level                            
Primary 53.7   47.0   47.7   48.7   50.6   50.2   42.9  
Middle 17.0   17.7   20.3   15.8   9.8   17.8   16.3  
High 23.8   28.2   25.3   30.4   33.7   17.9   34.4  
Combined 5.5   7.1   6.7   5.1   5.8 ! 14.0   6.5  
                             
Percent of K–12 students who were approved
for free or reduced‑price lunches		                            
0–34 15.1   33.2   10.6   27.2   20.4   22.9   23.8  
35–49 10.5   18.0   8.4   12.0   12.4 ! 8.7   13.4  
50–74 20.5   24.7   20.7   20.1   27.4   18.2   27.3  
75 or more 54.0   24.0   60.3   40.6   39.8   50.1   35.5  
                             
Percent minority enrollment in the school                            
0–24 5.5   34.8   2.8   7.1   13.3 ! 12.3   13.2  
25–49 10.7   26.4   9.6   14.2   14.4   20.1   19.9  
50–74 18.1   19.3   19.5   18.9   ‡   21.5   27.5  
75 or more 64.8   17.6   66.5   58.9   62.3   38.6   38.0  
Data Not available 0.9   1.9   1.6   0.8 ! ‡   7.4 ! 1.3 !
                             
Region                            
Northeast 12.7   21.1   11.5   15.9   ‡   5.6 ! 13.0  
Midwest 7.7   25.3   9.9   11.4   4.8 ! 12.1   11.2  
South 49.8   36.1   71.4   21.1   13.3 ! 51.2   42.4  
West 29.8   17.5   7.2   51.5   74.8   31.1   33.4  
                             
All private schools 100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0  
                             
School Classification                            
Catholic 32.9   31.5   27.4   29.3   26.9 ! ‡   19.2  
Other religious 30.6   38.8   40.7   27.9   52.3   33.4 ! 34.3  
Nonsectarian 36.6   29.7   31.8   42.8   ‡   42.6 ! 46.5  
                             
Community type                            
City 47.5   40.5   65.3   60.1   69.9   30.8 ! 59.9  
Suburban 44.4   39.3   29.4   33.5   ‡   22.4 ! 29.4  
Town 2.8   6.6   ‡   ‡   #   27.5 ! 5.2 !
Rural 5.3   13.6   4.6 ! 3.6 ! #   ‡   5.5 !
                             
School level                            
Elementary 40.7   37.4   37.9   41.7   35.2 ! 52.2 ! 28.3  
Secondary 21.4   25.3   21.7   24.3   41.9 ! ‡   24.8  
Combined 37.9   37.3   40.4   34.0   ‡   33.3 ! 46.8  
                             
Percent minority enrollment in the school                            
0–24 27.9   54.3   15.1   21.1   ‡   29.5 ! 38.8  
25–49 25.6   26.8   26.0   25.1   ‡   ‡   30.7  
50–74 18.8   8.9   11.1   23.2   27.6 ! ‡   14.9  
75 or more 25.3   5.9   43.9   25.2   29.8 ! ‡   12.8 !
Data Not available 2.5 ! 4.1   3.9 ! 5.3 ! ‡   ‡   ‡  
                             
Region                            
Northeast 18.2   26.2   23.5   21.4   ‡   ‡   23.5  
Midwest 8.6   23.4   10.1 ! 10.9   ‡   ‡   10.0  
South 47.3   34.7   56.0   26.2   ‡   37.8 ! 39.7  
West 25.9   15.7   10.4   41.5   48.6 ! 43.7 ! 26.9  
# 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).
1 Hispanic includes Latino.
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. 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 Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2017–18.

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