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Percentage distribution of Black or African-American school teachers and all other school teachers, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2017–18

School type and selected school characteristic All school teachers   Black or African American school teachers1   All other school teachers2  
All public and private schools 100.0   100.0   100.0  
             
  Community type            
    City 30.8   51.3   29.2  
    Suburban 38.8   32.5   39.3  
    Town 10.9   5.8   11.4  
    Rural 19.5   10.5   20.2  
             
  Region            
    Northeast 20.0   15.2   20.4  
    Midwest 21.9   9.4   22.9  
    South 39.2   66.3   37.0  
    West 18.9   9.1   19.7  
             
All public schools 100.0   100.0   100.0  
             
School classification            
Traditional public 94.2   90.6   94.5  
Charter school 5.8   9.4   5.5  
             
Community type            
City 29.1   50.3   27.3  
Suburban 38.7   32.6   39.3  
Town 11.6   6.2   12.1  
Rural 20.5   10.9   21.3  
             
School level            
Primary 47.6   46.8   47.7  
Middle 17.7   20.0   17.5  
High 27.7   26.4   27.8  
Combined 6.9   6.8   6.9  
             
Percent of K–12 students who were approved
for free or reduced‑price lunches		            
0–34 29.6   11.9   31.1  
35–49 16.4   8.9   17.0  
50–74 24.0   20.6   24.3  
75 or more 30.0   58.7   27.5  
             
Percent minority enrollment in the school            
0–24 28.8   3.3   31.0  
25–49 23.4   10.0   24.5  
50–74 19.3   19.9   19.2  
75 or more 26.8   65.1   23.5  
Data Not available 1.8   1.7   1.8  
             
Region            
Northeast 19.3   14.4   19.7  
Midwest 22.0   9.4   23.0  
South 39.6   67.4   37.2  
West 19.2   8.8   20.1  
             
All private schools 100.0   100.0   100.0  
             
School Classification            
Catholic 31.2   25.8   31.5  
Other religious 37.9   38.7   37.9  
Nonsectarian 30.8   35.5   30.6  
             
Community type            
City 42.6   64.3   41.7  
Suburban 39.0   30.5   39.3  
Town 6.1   ‡   6.3  
Rural 12.3   4.6   12.6  
             
School level            
Elementary 37.7   34.6   37.8  
Secondary 24.9   23.3   24.9  
Combined 37.5   42.1   37.3  
             
Percent minority enrollment in the school            
0–24 49.9   19.0   51.2  
25–49 26.6   26.7   26.6  
50–74 10.2   11.1   10.1  
75 or more 9.2   40.1   7.9  
Data Not available 4.1   3.1 ! 4.1  
             
Region            
Northeast 25.3   26.5   25.3  
Midwest 21.3   9.6   21.8  
South 36.1   51.7   35.4  
West 17.2   12.2   17.5  
! 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) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
1 Black or African-American teachers includes teachers who selected Black or African-American on the survey, regardless of whether other races were selected and regardless of the response to Hispanic or Latino origin. Seven percent of all public and private school teachers, 8 percent of public school teachers, and 4 percent of private school teachers selected Black or African-American on the survey.
2 All other teachers includes any teacher who did not select Black or African-American as a race category on the survey. These teachers selected one or more of the other race categories on the survey, but did not select Black or African-American. The other race categories on the survey were White, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native. A teacher's response to the separate survey question about Hispanic or Latino origin was not a factor.
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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