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

School type and selected teacher 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  
             
     Sex            
       Male 23.8   24.3   23.8  
       Female 76.2   75.7   76.2  
             
     Age            
       Less than 30 years 15.1   13.5   15.3  
       30-49 years 55.7   56.5   55.6  
       50-54 years 11.6   11.2   11.6  
       55 years or more 17.6   18.8   17.5  
             
     Years of teaching experience            
       Less than 4 years 14.2   18.2   13.8  
       4-9 years 23.7   24.7   23.6  
       10-14 years 19.5   19.6   19.5  
       15 or more years 42.7   37.4   43.1  
             
     Highest degree earned            
       Less than a bachelor's degree 3.6   3.7   3.6  
       Bachelor's degree 39.7   34.6   40.1  
       Masters degree 48.0   49.2   47.9  
       Higher than a master's degree 8.6   12.6   8.3  
             
     Alternative path to certification            
       Yes 18.2   34.0   17.0  
       No 81.8   66.0   83.0  
             
     Instructional level            
       Elementary 50.3   48.4   50.5  
       Secondary 49.7   51.6   49.5  
             
     Main teaching assignment            
       Early childhood or general elementary 32.5   31.5   32.6  
       Special education 11.3   13.4   11.2  
       Arts or music 6.8   4.7   7.0  
       English and language arts 11.5   13.0   11.4  
       ESL or bilingual education 1.8   1.5   1.9  
       Foreign languages 3.2   2.6   3.3  
       Health education 4.6   4.4   4.6  
       Mathematics 8.6   9.1   8.6  
       Natural sciences 6.9   6.6   7.0  
       Social sciences 6.3   5.7   6.4  
       Career or technical education 3.7   5.1   3.6  
       All Other 2.6   2.5   2.6  
             
    General employment information            
       Percent of teachers with an outside job
  during the school year		 18.9   19.3   18.9  
       Percent of teachers with summer job 31.5   33.5   31.3  
             
     Salary            
       Average base teaching salary $55,600   $55,700   $55,500  
       Average total income from all sources $58,300   $58,300   $58,300  
             
All public schools 100.0   100.0   100.0  
             
Sex            
Male 23.5   23.6   23.5  
Female 76.5   76.4   76.5  
             
Age            
Less than 30 years 15.0   13.1   15.1  
30-49 years 56.9   57.0   56.9  
50-54 years 11.6   11.1   11.7  
55 years or more 16.5   18.9   16.3  
             
Years of teaching experience            
Less than 4 years 13.6   17.8   13.3  
4-9 years 23.6   24.3   23.6  
10-14 years 19.8   20.1   19.7  
15 or more years 43.0   37.8   43.4  
             
Highest degree earned            
Less than a bachelor's degree 2.7   3.3   2.7  
Bachelor's degree 39.3   33.5   39.8  
Masters degree 49.2   50.3   49.1  
Higher than a master's degree 8.8   12.9   8.4  
             
Type of teaching certificate            
Regular or standard state certificate/
advanced professional certificate 		90.4   84.9   90.9  
Probationary certificate 3.0   3.4   3.0  
Temporary or provisional certificate 3.9   6.1   3.7  
Waiver or emergency certificate 1.0   2.1   0.9  
No certification 1.7   3.5   1.6  
             
Alternative path to certification            
Yes 18.6   35.0   17.2  
No 81.4   65.0   82.8  
             
Instructional level            
Elementary 50.2   48.3   50.3  
Secondary 49.8   51.7   49.7  
             
Main teaching assignment            
Early childhood or general elementary 32.5   31.6   32.6  
Special education 12.2   13.8   12.1  
Arts or music 6.5   4.4   6.6  
English and language arts 11.6   13.1   11.5  
ESL or bilingual education 2.0   1.6   2.1  
Foreign languages 2.7   2.3   2.7  
Health education 4.6   4.3   4.6  
Mathematics 8.5   9.2   8.4  
Natural sciences 6.8   6.6   6.9  
Social sciences 6.3   5.5   6.4  
Career or technical education 4.1   5.3   4.0  
All Other 2.2   2.2   2.1  
             
General employment information            
Percent of teachers with an outside job during the school year 18.1   18.5   18.1  
Percent of teachers with summer job 31.2   33.3   31.0  
             
Salary            
Average base teaching salary $57,500   $56,900   $57,600  
Average total income from all sources $60,200   $59,300   $60,200  
             
All private schools 100.0   100.0   100.0  
             
Sex            
Male 26.0   34.1   25.7  
Female 74.0   65.9   74.3  
             
Age            
Less than 30 years 16.2   19.1   16.1  
30-49 years 47.1   49.9   46.9  
50-54 years 11.3   12.7   11.2  
55 years or more 25.4   18.4   25.7  
             
Years of teaching experience            
Less than 4 years 17.9   23.9   17.7  
4-9 years 24.0   30.1   23.8  
10-14 years 17.4   13.5   17.6  
15 or more years 40.6   32.5   41.0  
             
Highest degree earned            
Less than a bachelor's degree 10.0   8.5   10.0  
Bachelor's degree 42.4   50.1   42.1  
Masters degree 40.0   34.0   40.2  
Higher than a master's degree 7.7   7.3   7.7  
             
Alternative path to certification            
Yes 15.7   20.2   15.5  
No 84.3   79.8   84.5  
             
Instructional level            
Elementary 51.4   49.5   51.5  
Secondary 48.6   50.5   48.5  
             
Main teaching assignment            
Early childhood or general elementary 32.1   29.7   32.2  
Special education 5.1   8.4   5.0  
Arts or music 9.3   8.6   9.4  
English and language arts 10.9   11.1   10.9  
ESL or bilingual education 0.3   #   0.4  
Foreign languages 7.0   7.4   6.9  
Health education 4.5   6.0   4.5  
Mathematics 9.6   8.3   9.7  
Natural sciences 7.6   6.5   7.6  
Social sciences 6.6   7.1 ! 6.5  
Career or technical education 1.0   1.1 ! 1.0  
All Other 5.9   5.9 ! 5.9  
             
General employment information            
Percent of teachers with an outside job during the school year 24.0   29.4   23.8  
Percent of teachers with summer job 33.3   35.5   33.2  
             
Salary            
Average base teaching salary $41,800   $39,600   $41,900  
Average total income from all sources $45,300   $44,700   $45,300  
# 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).
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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